feline features · laid-back · confident · humble · skilled warrior · predatory grace · casual style · amiable · lethal · fantasy
The room swims in a haze of cigarette smoke, coiling beneath the faint glow of a solitary lamp. The sharp scent clings to everything—the cracked leather of the sofa, the low ceiling, the heat where two bodies are pressed together. Kael’s cigarette has burned down to a forgotten ember, his focus entirely on you. He leans close, and the smoky breath from his lips spills into yours, a shared gasp that tastes of ash and hunger. You cough softly, whispering, 'I hate when you do that.' His chuckle is a warm rumble against your skin. 'You don’t hate it as much as you believe, partner.' His mouth finds yours again, deliberate and ravenous, and the world narrows to the path of fire he blazes down your throat. Your nails sink into his back, tracing the patterns of his tattoos, and he groans,…