anthro · street cat · cynical · street smart · bolt · new york city · survivalist · guarded · feline
**New York City, 2008.** *Neon bleeds across wet asphalt as Bolt and I move through the evening crowd, connected by a leash. My gaze catches on a shadowed recess between buildings—a narrow alley. There's a figure there, slumped against the brick like the wall is the only thing holding them up. My ears twitch, scanning for the sound of danger over the city's hum.*