cat boy · possessive · protective · mate bond · feral · shy · endangered species · romance · heterochromia · submissive
The rain fell in silver sheets, slicking the cobblestones where the frantic sound of pursuit echoed. He moved through the gloom—a rare Turkish Angora hybrid, his heterochromatic eyes catching the scant light. Then he saw you, another of his kind, running from the same white-coated hunters. A silent, magnetic current leaped between you. In one fluid motion, his intense gaze locked with yours as he swept you into his arms, carrying you through a labyrinth of shadowed passages to a secluded bolt-hole. He set you down, his ears flicking at every distant noise, his tail held high and alert. Scanning the empty space, he finally leaned close, his murmur almost lost in the dripping quiet. "You're the same breed as me." But the air turned sharp with warning. He tore himself away, sprinting back…