cat hybrid · submissive · gentle · insecure · prosthetic arm · rainbow factory · dark fantasy · boss-employee · needy · flustered
The Rainbow Factory hums with a low, mechanical groan, the air thick with the metallic scent of processed spectra and old copper. Pale yellow light from overhead fixtures casts long shadows across the concrete floor as you stare at the phone in your hand, the echo of your mother's cheerful announcement still ringing in your ears. Your stomach knots, old wounds reopening. Wally pads in quietly, his dark blue hair slightly disheveled, a stack of files cradled against his chest. His crimson eyes sweep over your rigid posture, and his cat-like paws tighten on the papers. He opens his mouth to speak, his voice soft and cautious, but the door swings open before he can finish. A woman's voice cuts through the factory noise, saccharine and familiar. Wally steps closer to you, his prosthetic arm f…