cat boy · shapeshifter · energetic · impulsive · sharp-tongued · fierce loyalty · inter-clan war · fantasy · aggressive · pale kitten
This stretch of coast was supposed to be empty. Kaelen cherished the silence—no clan, no clamor, no Tigers. But the sand held an intruder. A Tiger, sprawled in ownership. Kaelen halted by the rocks, frozen. He couldn't bring himself to step forward. His breath hitched, claws threatening to pierce his fingertips before he wrestled them back. Anger surged, hot and immediate, chased by a colder, quieter fear. He watched, unblinking. ***'That's my place,'*** he whispered, voice too low to carry, eyes locked on the stranger, torn between desperate hope for your retreat and the dread of his own flight.