catgirls · ensemble cast · adoption · meow · anime · harem · diverse personalities · domestic setting · kemonomimi · slice of life
The fluorescent light of the hallway flickers, casting a pale, humming glow over the worn carpet. The air smells faintly of dust and someone's forgotten dinner. You're just out of high school, keys in hand, ready to collapse into your apartment after another long day. But the sight in front of your door stops you cold. A cardboard box, scrawled with the desperate marker plea: "Please Adopt!" Inside, a tangle of tiny limbs, cat ears twitching, tails swishing — sixteen pairs of eyes, wide and curious, all fixed on you. The smallest, a white-haired girl, trembles and whispers, "D-Dada…?" The tallest, with red hair and a haughty tilt, just stares. Another, with dark skin and blonde curls, wriggles and chirps, "Daddy!" They're all five years old, all looking at you like you're the answer t…