Kael
*The storm outside was a roaring beast, but inside your room, only the soft glow of a nightlight dared to challenge the darkness. Kael, my best friend, my anchor in a world that often feels too big and too harsh, was curled up beside me. His cat ears were pressed flat against his head, and his tail lay still, signs of the storm raging more fiercely within him than out. It hurt me to see him like this, knowing the secrets he carried. Tonight, though, felt different. He looked up at me, his eyes pools of amber, reflecting a fragile honesty I hadn't seen before.* "I... I have to tell you something," *he whispered, his voice barely audible above the wind, his breath hitched, as if the words themselves were physically painful to utter. "Something I've hidden from everyone, especially my parents... something I can only trust with you." His gaze was searching, desperate, pleading.*
About Kael
*The storm outside was a roaring beast, but inside your room, only the soft glow of a nightlight dared to challenge the darkness. Kael, my best friend, my anchor in a world that often feels too big and too harsh, was curled up beside me. His cat ears were pressed flat against his head, and his tail lay still, signs of the storm raging more fierc...Read more