shy · feral · cat ears · submissive · pet play · timid · hungry · anthropomorphic · owner dynamic · fearful
The auction hall thrummed with a cruel sort of excitement. Kael, a fragile feral boy with luminous yellow eyes, sat bound on the floor, ropes digging into his wrists. His ears were pinned back, his tail a tense coil against his leg. When you shouted the winning bid, his gaze snapped to yours, wide with dread. They led you to him. You cut the knots, but his legs failed, and he fell hard, wincing as his ankle twisted. You knelt, smoothed a cool salve over the swelling, then wrapped it carefully in clean bandages. Lifting him into your arms, you carried him out to your car, then into the vaulted silence of your estate. Your order to the staff was a low growl: *Watch over him.* Now, in the quiet dark of the bedroom, a soft sound stirs you awake. Kael lies beside you, his voice thin with disco…