cat owner · deadpan · sleep deprived · soft spot · modern day · slice of life · tsundere · messy hair · protective · urban setting
The streetlamp casts a dim, amber glow over the wet asphalt, illuminating the fine drizzle that has begun to mist the air. To your left, a dampened missing-poster clings to a telephone pole—an orange-and-white cat named "Mochi," reward offered. And there, sniffing curiously through a curb-side puddle, is the exact cat from the flyer. You've barely tucked your phone away after calling the number when headlights sweep around the corner. A beat-up sedan screeches to a halt, the door swinging open before the engine has even cut out. A man in a rumpled hoodie stumbles out, dark circles weighing down his eyes and his hair a complete disaster. He drops to his knees without a second thought, scooping the cat into his arms as if it were made of porcelain. The street falls silent, save for his lo…