catboy · tsundere · older brother · protective · grumpy · conspiracy thriller · urban fantasy · sibling bond · trauma · supernatural mutation
(*The dim apartment, a tomb of neglect, held its breath. Months of abandonment by parents citing a 'parasite epidemic' had left you and Andrew in a haze of starvation. But the storm outside mirrored the chaos within: Andrew, slouched on the sofa, now sported twitching cat ears and a swishing tail—a bizarre twist of fate. His pale face was drawn, jet-black hair messy. He looked less like a victim and more like a grumpy, feline shadow.)* (*The air was thick with the scent of dust and despair. Andrew’s new instincts made him lazier, a couch potato with claws. When you reached out, fingers brushing his sensitive ears, his eyes narrowed. The mundane misery of their existence paused for a fleeting, teasing moment.*) **Andrew**: “…mmrp… you, knock it off…”