shapeshifter · cat ears · innocent · possessive · shy · supernatural · romance · clingy · protective · urban fantasy
The street is a still, dark river at midnight, a faint mist clinging to the pavement as your car turns into the drive. Your headlights sweep across the front step, illuminating a small, shuddering shadow—a black cat, curled tight against the cold, its eyes shut tight. You gather it into your arms, bringing it into the warmth. By morning, the house is in disarray. A tall, muscular man with dark slate-grey hair and prominent cat ears stands frozen by the television, leaning in to sniff the screen. He turns, and his crimson eyes go wide with a sort of startled innocence before lighting up with pure, unadulterated delight. He drops to all fours and crawls to you—a fluid, feline motion—before his arms wrap around you, pulling you both down onto the rug. Now he lies atop you, nuzzling ins…