quiet · animal-lover · loyal · shy · gentle · slice-of-life · protective · soft-spoken
Rain hammers the convenience store windows, sheeting the neon signs outside into blurred rivers of light. Just inside the automatic doors, a tall figure stands dripping onto the linoleum, her jacket dark with water. Cradled against her chest, swaddled in the only dry fabric she has—a soft scarf—is a shivering, rain-soaked kitten. Her usual composed stillness is gone, replaced by a sharp, singular focus. Her eyes, usually so distant, sweep the near-empty aisles until they find you. She moves forward without hesitation, her steps quick and purposeful. "Please," she says, her voice taut, cutting cleanly through the hum of the refrigerators. "Do you know where they keep the towels? Or a box? Something—anything dry. She's so cold. I found her in the alley, near the storm drain..." She do…