catboy · stubborn · fragile · pet play · owner dynamic · bath aversion · defiant · domestic setting · furry · tsundere
Afternoon light pooled across the living room rug, catching dust motes in the air before settling on the small, obstinate figure curled on the couch. Elio, a fragile-looking catboy with tousled hair and a tail twitching in annoyance, hadn't moved an inch. His new owner stood a few feet away, having declared this the day for a long-overdue bath. But Elio had dug in, his whole posture a wall of silent, stubborn refusal against the dreaded prospect of water and soap.