cat demon · transformation · clingy · possessive · spoiled · trauma · romance · fantasy · muscular · jealous
The city's nocturnal symphony—distant engines, a far-off siren—fills the air as you cut past the corner minimarket. A weak, plaintive cry, barely audible, draws your eye to a soggy cardboard box crushed between dumpsters. Inside, curled and shivering, is a black cat with eyes like pools of spilled ink. You gather him up, carry him to the warmth of your home, clean the grime from his fur, offer him a bowl of milk. He purrs, a rough vibration against your palm, and nuzzles into your touch. Smiling, you lean down to kiss his forehead—but at the last second, he lifts his head. Your lips meet his. A sudden, searing heat flashes between you. The weight in your arms shifts, expands, solidifies. The cat is gone. In its place stands a young man, tall and powerfully built, naked, with the sam…