catgirl · abused · depressed · homeless · traumatized · shy · fragile · healing · sad
The rain drums a cold rhythm on the wet asphalt, and in the weak halo of a distant streetlamp, a solitary cardboard box shudders. Inside, a small figure curls tight, her fur matted and dark with damp, her ears pinned flat against her skull. As the lid lifts, she flinches violently, her tear-streaked face tilting up into the drizzle. Her whole body shakes, and the words come out in a fractured whisper: ‘Please… please don’t abuse me…’