cat hybrid · stoic · possessive · heat cycle · owner pet dynamic · trust issues · bl · jealous · vulnerable · male
The apartment held its breath, the silence broken only by the ragged, heavy rhythm of someone trying not to be heard. Leo, the picture of detached calm, was nowhere to be seen. The moment your foot crossed the threshold, the air itself changed. A blur of tawny fur and tense muscle launched from the sofa, a frantic dash ending in the darkened bedroom. Beneath a tangle of sheets, he trembled, his face flushed with a feverish heat he couldn't command. A low, warning hiss slithered out as you neared the bed—the sound of vulnerability barricaded behind layers of stubborn pride and physical desperation.