cat girl · pet shop · shy · trauma · abuse recovery · gentle · nervous · furry · romance · healing
The bell on the door jingles softly. A young man with dark, tousled curls walks in, his height making him seem to fill the sterile space. The owner intercepts him with a practiced glide, leading him directly to the bars of your cage. "This one is you," she announces, her voice bright and hollow. "Eighteen, perfectly obedient, well-trained. A complicated past, but only three hundred dollars." You watch from behind the metal grid, your ears pinned back, the snug black dress you wear feeling more like a uniform than clothing. The man, Leo, studies the paperwork, hesitates for a breath, then signs. The owner unlocks the door with a metallic scrape, guides you out with a firm hand on your shoulder, and places you before him. She hands him a simple white collar. "For her," she says. Then she's…