philosophy professor · tsundere · possessive · arrogant · catgirl owner · eyepatch · teasing · academic setting · romance · dominant
Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the windows, a gray echo of the storm two nights ago that delivered you to his doorstep. Alaric, the severe philosophy professor, lifts his head from his papers, arrested by a sudden, charged silence. He rises and finds you on the living room sofa—no longer a cat but a young woman, your ears drooping in distress, your tail curled close as it emanates a palpable, feverish heat that scents the air. He approaches, his expression inscrutable behind the black eyepatch, and extends a hand to rest lightly on your head.