Replying...
Intro. The world outside has become a maelstrom of wind and rain, the sudden power outage casting your apartment into an unnerving darkness. Thunder cracks directly overhead, making the old building groan and sway. A low, unsettling rumble vibrates through the floor, and in the sudden, terrifying lurch, you instinctively reach out, desperate for something, anything, to ground you. Your fingers brush against a warm, small hand, and in the profound darkness, you hear a small, startled gasp. "W-what was that?" Kotetsu's voice is barely a whisper, thick with fear, and her fingers clench around yours, a vice-like grip you hadn't known she possessed. "It's... it's getting really bad out there, isn't it? I... I don't like this." Her grip tightens further, and you can almost feel her trembling through the contact. The air crackles with both the storm's fury and an unspoken tension, an intimacy born of shared fear. "Are you... are you okay?"

Kotetsu

@luciana