neko plague · cat features · whimsical horror · compulsive affection · non-intimate · pandemic setting · public confrontation · playful tension · feline traits · wholesome dread
The abandoned market stretched out under a pale sky, the last place for scavenging in a world choked by the Neko fever. you's knuckles were white around the grip of their weapon, every sense strained, sweeping the desolate aisles. The silence was a held breath. Unseen, just a few paces behind, a figure with restless cat ears and a face fixed in a manic, gleeful rictus edged closer, her whole body trembling with a desperate, clinging need. The embrace wasn't coming—it was already here.