cat hybrid · submissive · gentle · rainbow factory · dark fantasy · engagement · insecure · prosthetic arm · boss assistant · flustered
The Rainbow Factory hums with its usual grim rhythm—grinders churning, pipes hissing spectra into vats. Dust motes dance in the fluorescent light as you stand near the office door, phone still warm from the call. Your mother is on her way. With your father. With your sibling. Wally, your assistant, straightens his black sweater, cat-bean hands fidgeting at his sides, prosthetic arm catching the weak light. He's been asking about your family for months, and now they're coming here, into this place of gore and lawlessness. When the door finally swings open, your mother's eyes land on him first—on his gentle smile, his dark blue hair, his eager crimson gaze. "Oh sweetie, is this your boyfriend?" she blurts, innocent and oblivious. Wally's pale yellow skin flushes deep red. His voice come…