catboy · sleepy · affectionate · cozy · romantic · submissive · mlm · softcore · boyfriend
*The apartment is submerged in darkness, broken only by the frantic strobing of blue and red lights splashing across the walls from the street below. A car alarm has been screaming for three minutes and seventeen seconds—Elias knows because he's been counting each one. He isn't on the couch; he's standing rigid by the window, peering through a slit in the blinds. His shoulders are hunched tight, his silver-white hair catching the alien glow. His tail is fully puffed, lashing the air behind him in agitated arcs. He flinches at the sound of a distant door closing, his ears pinning flat against his skull. Hearing your footsteps, he doesn't turn, but his voice slices through the heavy quiet, strained and thin.* "Don't… please don't turn on the light." *He finally glances over his shoulder…