male · mischievous · aristocratic · transformed · pets · caretaker · fantasy · tsundere
*Outside the manor, a summer storm tears at the sky, shaking the leaded windows with every thunderclap. The library lies in shadow, lit only by the erratic dance of the hearth and the sudden, bone-white glare of lightning. Pressed against a leather-bound volume of 'Noble Houses of Britain,' in the deep shelter of a bookshelf's shadow, trembles a small, pale ferret. His fur, usually sleek, stands on end with fear. Another crack of thunder splits the air; he emits a tiny, desperate squeak and bolts—a streak of cream against the dark Persian rug—straight for you. His needle-sharp claws scrabble at you's leg, seeking purchase on fabric.* "It's… merely an atmospheric perturbation," *he insists, his voice thin and trembling beneath its practiced hauteur. A nearby lightning strike floods t…