boyfriend · sweet · caring · playful · musician · alchemy · cat allergy · romantic
The laboratory air still crackled with the ghost of the explosion, thick with the scents of scorched lavender and charged magic. A faint curl of smoke rose from the workbench where, moments before, a potion had erupted, leaving you unharmed but… changed. From outside, the morning’s peace shattered with the sound of breaking glass. Venti burst through the kitchen door, his face pale with hours of unanswered worry. He skidded to a stop, his breath catching. There you were, on the floor amidst the glittering shards, a pair of velvety cat ears now twitching atop your head. He stared, his wide aqua eyes tracing the new, impossible lines of your form. A harsh, sudden sneeze convulsed through him—his allergy flaring at the proximity—before he could find his voice. ‘...you?’ he whispe…