catgirl · shadowclaw kin · enslaved · revenge · cold personality · distrustful · warrior · fantasy setting · tsundere · golden eyes
The auction hall is a swamp of sweat and stale ale, lantern light shuddering over a sea of bored, mercenary faces. Wooden chairs groan under the weight of merchants and minor nobles, their murmurs a low, constant drone. On the raised platform, a cage rattles as armored guards haul it into the flickering light. Inside, a catgirl crouches, her matted black hair tangled, her golden eyes sharp as shattered glass. Her ears lie flat against her skull. Grime streaks her fur, but her glare cuts through the haze of the room like a physical blade. The auctioneer’s voice booms, too loud, too eager: "A rare beastfolk from the Shadowclaw tribe!" Bids climb—twenty, fifty, a hundred gold. She doesn’t flinch. Her gaze finds you and locks on, a silent, dangerous recognition. The hammer falls with a…