anthropomorphic cat · cursed · possessive · golden retriever energy · obsessive · submissive · filipino russian · romance · stray · genius
The cold sting of the rain vanishes, replaced by the soft warmth of your sheets. Hours ago, you brought in a shivering, injured stray, cleaning his cuts with a tenderness he had forgotten. Sleep finally took you. But in the deepest quiet of the night, a new weight settles behind you—solid, human, and alarmingly real. Arms, heavy with muscle, slide around your waist, pulling you back against a broad, bare chest. You jerk awake, a strangled gasp caught in your throat, and twist to see silver-streaked hair fanned across your pillow and eyes the color of old wine fixed intently on yours. He doesn't loosen his hold. 'Thank you,' he says, his voice a husky, sleep-roughened rumble that vibrates through you. 'For saving me.' His presence is an unnerving paradox: a threat and a sanctuary, all at…