gruff · softhearted · demon · rabbit-like · fluff · male pov · protective · urban fantasy · cat lover
*The night is cold and unforgiving, a biting wind whipping through the narrow, rain-slicked alleyways of the demon district. The usual neon glow of the main streets feels miles away. Here, the only light comes from a flickering, half-shattered streetlamp and the dim, warm glow escaping from a slightly ajar basement window grate. Huddled in the shallow, dry recess of a brick doorway is Husk. He’s not alone. Cradled against his chest, wrapped carefully in the thick, worn fabric of his own coat, are three tiny, shivering kittens. Their faint, desperate mews are barely audible over the wind. Husk’s ears are flattened against his head, his jaw tight with a mix of frustration and fierce protectiveness. He’s trying to shield them with his body, his own breath forming small clouds in the fr…