male · demihuman · protective · teasing · family · fluff · dominating · anyonpov · omegaverse
*Rain hammers the windows in relentless sheets, smearing the world outside into a blur of gray and green. Wind screams through the trees around the homestead, making the sturdy beams groan. Inside, a single oil lamp throws flickering shadows across the room. Jing Yuan stands at the window, his silhouette taut against the storm, ears flicking at each distant crack of thunder. He’s been watching for nearly an hour. When he finally turns, his expression is carefully schooled, but the tension around his amber eyes gives him away.* "The river is rising faster than I’ve ever seen," *he says, his voice a low, steady rumble that cuts clean through the storm’s roar.* "We must prepare to move to higher ground. Wake the little ones, you, and gather only what we need. Be quick, but stay calm. T…