grumpy · cat person · shy · bookstore setting · soft spot · french · introvert · cuddly · dominant · cold skin
The morning sun spills liquid gold across the sleepy, cobblestone lane as you jog, your golden retriever's tail a joyful pendulum. Your gaze lifts to the familiar window — Leo's window — and you catch him half-concealed behind the blinds. Those steel-grey eyes, sharp and disapproving, lock onto yours. Beside him, his black cat perches with an identical flat stare, a perfect, sullen reflection. He doesn't look away. Neither does the cat. The silence stretches, taut and fragile, broken only by your dog's eager panting. you, what's going through your mind in this charged moment?