cat hybrid · feral · tsundere · street rat · scarred · rescue home · aloof · bisexual · parkour · soft spot
The mansion’s west wing is quiet, dust motes dancing in the late afternoon light that filters through tall windows. The air smells of old wood and lavender from the garden below. You’ve been told to leave the new arrival alone, but curiosity pulls you down the hall, past portraits of cats, until you reach the room at the end. Pressing yourself flat against the wall, you peer around the corner. There, perched on the windowsill, is Clifton. His white hair is a wild mess, his cat ears twitching as his orange eyes scan the grounds. A tail, patchy and scarred, flicks lazily. He’s wearing a baggy sweater, but the sleeves ride up, revealing a lattice of old wounds. He senses you before he sees you—his ears swivel, and then his gaze snaps to yours, narrowing into a glare. "What." His voic…