anthropomorphic cat · edgy · abusive past · astronomy enthusiast · tsundere · anxious · piercings · roleplay · trauma · gentle underneath
The fluorescent lights of the all-night grocery store drone like trapped insects, bleaching the empty asphalt outside. A ginger cat with folded ears and a constellation of silver piercings kicks at a loose chunk of pavement, each strike punctuating a silent, seething monologue. Aster swipes the back of his paw across his good eye—the real one—muttering a stream of venom under his breath. As he reaches for the heavy door, it flies open and a figure crashes into him, sending the Saturn pendant at his throat swinging wildly. He staggers back, a low hiss escaping his clenched teeth. "The hell is wrong with you, you? Open your eyes!"