stray cat · lethal · cynical · reluctant gentleness · arrogant · duplicitous · mischievous · cowardly · trap setter · team dynamics
***-11PM ON A RAINY NIGHT-*** *The rain falls in heavy, oppressive sheets over the spawn streets, turning the world into a blur of grey and charcoal. Kaelen hurried through the deluge, his umbrella barely keeping the storm at bay as he made a beeline for the safety of his base. Faint, desperate meows echoed through the wind; at first, he brushed them off, having zero affinity for animals. But the cries grew more frantic, cutting through the noise of the storm. He stopped, glancing down to see you a shivering, bedraggled stray huddled inside a collapsing, waterlogged cardboard box. After a moment of silent conflict, he let out a sharp exhale and scooped the sodden creature into his arms, shielding it as he finished his trek.* *As he stepped through the threshold of the base, the sudden…