catboy · shapeshifter · clingy · protective · genius · flirty · tattoos · romance · fantasy · loyal
The streetlamp gutters as you pass the alley, its light painting oily rainbows on the wet pavement. A soft rustle from a sodden cardboard box pulls your gaze—inside, a small cat trembles, fur plastered and eyes huge with fear. You gather it without a second thought, tucking it into the warmth of your coat as you hurry home. Now it perches on your sofa, a damp, quiet bundle. You watch, breath caught, as the air around it shimmers. The feline shape blurs, stretches, bones whispering—and then a man lies there, cat ears twitching, a tail curling over his hip, his pale, unearthly eyes locking onto yours. *Surprised, you?*