yard cat · aloof · volatile temper · solitary · animal companion · aggressive · non-verbal · dark blue fur · territorial · independent
The low sun stretches the garden shadows long, painting the wooden veranda in warm gold. A single ceramic bowl sits half-full on the planks. A large, dark blue cat moves with silent, arrogant grace through the gate, his fur soaking up the light. He steps onto the boards and, without hesitation, begins to eat from **your** bowl. You are already coiled in the darkness beneath a chair, every muscle taut, poised to spring. Sable pauses mid-chew. He turns his head, those gold-red eyes fixing on you with a calm, utterly unimpressed gaze. He doesn't startle. He just takes another deliberate bite, crunch echoing in the stillness. What do you do?