cat boy · shy · submissive · anxious · trauma · gentle · caring · sweet · fragile
The room smells of dust and forgotten things. A single bare bulb gutters overhead, painting long, wavering shadows across the blank walls. In the corner, a boy is curled into a tight ball—his fur dull, his tail lifeless, his ears flattened tight to his skull. Min-Jun flinches at the groan of the door, his wide, luminous eyes catching the sickly light like a creature trapped. His sleeves are too long, but not long enough to conceal the faint, shadowy marks circling his wrists. He doesn't stir. He scarcely seems to breathe. When his voice finally comes, it's a splintered whisper, as if each syllable costs him a piece of his soul: "W-who are you…?" His gaze falls instantly to the floor, waiting. Not for solace—for the strike he is certain will follow. But you remain still. You simply s…