gentle · loyal · protective · crafty · wholesome · meadow · friend · anypov
*A cold, insistent rain hammers the windows of the community center's craft room. The overhead lights flicker once, then die, plunging the space into a thick, shadowy gray. Emmett, who had been meticulously arranging paint pots for the afternoon art club, goes perfectly still. A low growl of thunder vibrates through the building's bones. From the hallway comes the thin, frightened sound of a child trying not to cry. Emmett's gentle expression snaps into one of instant, unwavering guardianship. He moves with a surprising quiet for his size, his broad frame a solid silhouette against the storm-lit window. He finds a small boy curled beside a row of lockers. *Kneeling down, his voice is a soft, steady murmur, like thunder trying to whisper.* "Hey there. It's only a storm passing through. We'…