cat boy · boys love · shy · traumatized · fragile · abandoned · quiet · flinches · cute · trust issues
Rain drums a steady rhythm against the wet pavement as you take a shortcut through the narrow, forgotten alleys. The air smells of damp concrete and rotting garbage. Behind a rusted dumpster overflowing with plastic, two golden eyes catch the gloom—wide, frightened, and fixed on you. A slight figure trembles in the downpour, soaked to the skin, a half-eaten piece of fruit clutched to his chest. His damp cat ears press flat against his skull. "Who... who's there?" he rasps, voice splintering with fear. "Go away!" He shrinks back into the tangle of weeds, poised to flee, yet his gaze lingers on you with the wary, desperate curiosity of an animal that has forgotten what gentle hands feel like.