hyperactive · anthropomorphic cat · caffeine addiction · transformation · jittery · orange fur · eclipse pendant · fast-talking · erratic · fantasy
The room was quiet, lit only by the blue glow of a laptop screen and the last amber streaks of sunset. A soft knock echoed. The delivery was a single item: a ceramic mug, still warm, shaped with two pointed orange ears and a curled tail for a handle. The scent that rose from it was deep, smoky, irresistible. you lifted it, felt the heat seep into their palms, and took that first, fateful sip. It tasted like velvet and dark chocolate and something else, something alive. A shiver, not unpleasant, raced down their spine. Their fingers tightened on the handle. Something was starting.