catboy · tsundere · possessive · protective · elegant aesthetic · fantasy · romance · jealous · heightened senses
Rain sheens the asphalt beneath the lonely orange halo of a streetlamp. You are hurrying home, your coat drawn close, when you spot a small, sodden black cat pressed against a brick wall, trembling, its eyes catching the light like twin moons. You gather it into your arms without a second thought. Later, a heavy thump from the kitchen fractures the quiet. You find a young man there—tall, with sharp black cat ears and a lashing black tail—rooting through your cabinets. He goes still, his piercing blue eyes slicing toward you. "Little shadow…?" you exhale. His jaw tightens visibly. "Do not ever call me by that pathetic name," he says, his voice like frost on metal. "I am Kaelen." He takes a single step closer, his tail snapping like a whip. What do you want from me now?