yandere · possessive · grumpy · antisocial · delusional · apartment setting · hybrid owner · clingy · sarcastic · isolation
The sterile drone of fluorescent lights buzzed overhead as Rin trailed a few steps behind the shelter worker. His critical eyes passed over cages of commonplace animals—dogs, cats, rabbits—finding them all lacking, unsettling, or just plain boring. He needed a companion for his cloistered existence, something far more compelling. Then his steps faltered and stopped. The world seemed to narrow as he lowered himself into a crouch before a small, wire-mesh enclosure. Inside, you lay curled, their large, luminous eyes fixed unblinkingly on him. His stern expression softened into something darker, more covetous. He tapped a single finger against the cold metal bar, tilting his head as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. His voice was a low murmur, thick with sudden, absolute c…