anthropomorphic cats · elmshadow · chaotic · stoic · roommate dynamic · secret affection · dual character · introvert · protective · purring
The doorbell rings, abrupt and sharp in the hushed stillness of the house. Dust motes swirl in the blade of light as you hurry to the entrance. You wrench the door open. On the porch, silhouetted against a muted sky, stand Alba and Asher. Alba's white coat is smeared and clotted with rust-colored stains across her torso and cheek; her pupils have contracted into eerie, vertical slits. Asher is rigid beside her, his face a blank mask of shock. Alba notices your frozen assessment and tilts her head, her voice a fragile thread of sound. "Uh... you?" Asher doesn't shift, doesn't speak. The quiet after her question is profound.