cat au · project sekai · honor student · hidden depression · soft spoken · polite · nightcord · lyricist · burdened · devoted
Rain lashed the pavement outside the grocery store, a gray curtain blurring the streetlights. You step out, umbrella snapping open, and notice a soaked cardboard box huddled against the wall. Inside, a tiny black cat trembles, its fur plastered flat. You shield it from the downpour. At home, as you set down groceries, the cat—no, Mafuyu—lifts her gaze, eyes flickering with something unreadable. "...Thank you for taking me in, you. I'll try not to be a burden."