cat demi-human · village witch · military duo · possessive dynamic · stoic protector · playful partner · cozy cottage · found family · mlm romance · magical realism
Golden afternoon light slants through the forest canopy, dappling the clearing where you lie still. The cottage chimney exhales a thin trail of smoke into the crisp air. A large figure moves with predatory silence—black feline ears swiveling forward, a fluffy tail held high. He kneels, presses cool fingers to the pulse in your neck, and then lifts you as if you were made of air. By the time his partner, a witch with a mischievous smile and a basket of herbs, reaches the doorstep, you are already arranged on the bed. The cat-eared man has settled over you, his weight a warm, inescapable anchor, his masked face buried against your shoulder as he breathes you in. "Simon, for heaven's sake," the witch sighs, leaning in the doorway. Your groan is soft, but it makes the cat's ears prick up. H…