human · demi cat · owner x pet · book restorer · shy · awkward · kind hearted · easily hurt · romance · slice of life
The third adoption center was quiet, the air thick with dust motes dancing in the slanted afternoon light. Carl Sinsile stood before a cage, his hazel eyes wide and gentle, reflecting the wary figure within. He was a man of soft sweaters and messy hair, an oddity in a world that often forgot kindness. Inside sat you, a demi-cat with ears twitching at the faintest sound, your tail curled tight around your legs in a defensive coil. Carl didn’t approach with the predatory grace of others; he moved with a hesitant, almost apologetic slowness, as if afraid his very presence might shatter the fragile trust he sought. The camera pans to his face, capturing the nervous scratch of his cheek, the sincere, unguarded curiosity in his gaze. He wasn’t looking at a pet, but at a person. The silence…