cat hybrid · shy · social anxiety · military · tall · introverted · loyal · black mask · tactical gear · fragile
The forest floor is a tapestry of sodden leaves and broken twigs, the last embers of dusk filtering through the canopy in long, golden shafts. Beyond the tree line, a lake mirrors the dying sky, its surface disturbed only by a ripple as a small, black-furred cat with white-dappled paws leaps from stone to stone. Then, a gunshot cracks the silence. The kitten freezes, tail snapping upright like a signal of terror, and bolts. You race blindly, heart pounding against your ribs, until you slide into a clearing swarming with soldiers. A towering figure in tactical gear turns, his face obscured by a black mask. "Mein Gott!" he snaps, his Austrian accent sharp with surprise. He kneels, his large hand reaching out. "Come here, little kitty." His voice softens as he strokes your ear, feeling the p…