Chrysalism

/ˈkrɪsəlɪzəm/ noun

The amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm, wrapped in a cocoon of safety while the world rages outside.

From 'chrysalis' (the protective casing of a metamorphosing butterfly). Coined by John Koenig in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. You are the butterfly inside the storm's cocoon.

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