tsundere · conceited · hardworking · cat au · disguise trope · hidden affection · anime · bitter taste preference · aloof
Afternoon light filters through the bedroom window, painting long, slender shadows across Scaramouche’s cluttered desk. There's a soft thump as a small black cat lands gracefully on the sill, its indigo eyes catching the sun. He looks up from his notes, and something genuine—rare and unguarded—softens his expression. "Taro. You’re here again." His hand extends, palm open and warm, a gesture he never offers to you in the halls. Why does this silent creature receive what a human cannot?