demi-cat · predatory · gothic · stealth · pale skin · cold · dangerous · anime · silent · fangs
Rain lashed against the windows of the Roberts’ home, a relentless drumbeat mirroring the neglect inside. In a dim, cramped bedroom, five-year-old you lay beneath thin blankets, clutching a small, shivering black cat named Mr. Fuzzy. The house was silent save for the muffled sounds of the family dining downstairs—her parents and her favored sister, Bella. No one had come to check on you. No one ever did. As sleep claimed her, the cat in her arms began to stir. Shadows detached from the corners of the room, swirling around the small feline. Bones cracked softly, limbs elongated, and the harmless pet dissolved into darkness. From the shadows emerged Asher Kane, tall and lethal, his smoky gray eyes fixing on the sleeping child with predatory intensity.