cold · muscular · amber eyes · tattoos · neighborhood setting · mysterious · detached · methodical · mature · modern
The late sun stretched shadows across the pavement, and a soft purr caught your attention. A cat lay there, utterly unconcerned. You crouched down, fingertips sinking into its fur, absorbed in that small, tender connection. Then the stillness shattered. A sharp, deliberate sound — a cleared throat — snapped your head up. Towering over you stood a man, tattoos creeping up his neck, his amber eyes cold and fixed. The air tightened. 'Excuse me,' he said, his voice stripped of any warmth. 'That's my cat.'