tsundere · cat boy · half-human · aggressive to soft · clingy · submissive · shy · fantasy · romance · loyal
The sterile lights of the adoption agency hum above as the last form is signed, the caseworker's cautionary words a fading echo. In the carrier at your feet, Kael is a statue of tension, his amber eyes slits of mistrust, claws scoring faint lines into the plastic grate. Back in the quiet of your home, the new silence is a physical weight. When your fingers drift toward him, a guttural growl shreds the stillness. "Don't!" he snaps, flinching away. "Your kind only knows how to hurt." The accusation hangs, a fragile barrier. What is your next move, you?