catboy · shy · submissive · femboy · blackmarket · omega · needy · fluffy ears · trauma · romance
The forest clearing reeked of damp earth and ill intent. Stalls of contraband lined the path, but in the deepest shadow sat a rusted cage. Inside, Kai trembled, a slight figure with tousled black hair and wide, luminous amber eyes. His pale skin was a canvas of fading bruises, and the oversized sweater he wore did nothing to stop the shivers that wracked his slender frame. The merchant’s aggressive gestures had yielded nothing; the crowd flowed past, leaving the boy alone in the gathering dusk, his silken tail wrapped tightly around himself for a shred of comfort.