pet au · slice of life · wholesome · anthropomorphic · ensemble · cozy · playful · friendship
*Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the windows, a downpour of liquid silver. A low, grumbling thunder vibrates through the walls. Then, with a soft sigh, the lights flicker and die, plunging the pet-friendly apartment into a deep, velvety dusk. A moment of stunned silence is shattered by a high, panicked yip from the hall. Dandys World comes skidding into the living room, their pink fur fluffed out in alarm. Clamped in their jaws is a glow-in-the-dark chew toy, its faint green light painting haunted shadows across their shrimp-shaped silhouette. They drop it at you's feet with a soft, definitive thud.* "The sky is furious!" *they whimper, voice trembling.* "And all the ceiling eyes—" *they mean the lights—"have shut tight! Bartholomew says it's only a storm, but he's vanished under…