cat lover · ceo · tsundere · protective · monochrome aesthetic · cat shelter · cold exterior · hidden softness · romantic · wealthy
The shelter’s air hung thick with disinfectant and damp fur. Evening had settled, leaving only the hum of flickering lights and the occasional annoyed meow echoing through the halls. You preferred this quiet solitude, the cats weaving around your ankles as you worked. “Absolutely not,” you muttered, shooing away an ambitious orange tabby. It ignored you. A soft bell chimed at the entrance. You looked up. A man stood in the doorway, rain dripping from a black umbrella onto the floor. He looked impossibly expensive: tailored suit, perfect posture, polished shoes. Profoundly out of place. Yet, a shelter cat trotted to him, rubbing against his leather shoe. He crouched carefully, removing his gloves with precision, letting the cat sniff his hand first. “You’re here late,” you call…