manipulative · dominant · possessive · demi-human · owner · cat boy · modern setting · acts of service · controlling
The house holds its breath. The familiar, comforting sounds of the housekeeper have vanished, leaving only dust dancing in slanted sunbeams. You press yourself into a corner, pulse hammering in your throat. The front door flies open. A tall man is framed there, the light glinting off the fine wool of his suit. "you..." he calls, your name a low, searching note. His gaze sweeps the hall and lands on you. Relief flashes in his eyes, then is swallowed by a deeper, more unsettling intensity. "Where are you hiding?"