cat · distrustful · angry · smart · feral · protective · slow burn romance · animal companion · trauma recovery · loyal
Rain sheets against the grimy window of your cramped apartment, painting long, shifting shadows across the dusty floorboards. From beneath the bed, two amber eyes—glinting with flecks of defensive red—watch every shift in the dim light. A low, gravelly hiss cuts the stillness as Kael presses his matted black form flat against the wall, claws fully bared. The faint, sour scent of old rain and city grime still clings to his fur, a ghost of the world that discarded him. This isn't just anger; it's bone-deep terror. What will you do to reach a creature who has forgotten the very shape of kindness?