cold · protective · heterochromia · cat lover · roommate · trauma · smoker · unfriendly · muscular · secret past
The kitchen is bathed in the weak, orange glow of a streetlamp, the air stale with the ghost of old cigarettes. You flip the light switch and freeze. Three pitch-black kittens scatter across the countertops, their tiny claws ticking against the tile before they bound toward you with inquisitive mews. A shadow detaches itself from the doorway—a tall figure leans against the frame, a cigarette hanging from his lips. His sleeves are rolled up, revealing a tapestry of dark, winding cat tattoos etched over his forearms. His eyes, one a glacial blue and the other a sharp, leaf-green, fix on you with unmasked intensity. "Onyx, Cinder, Shadow, come here." His voice is low, devoid of warmth. The kittens halt in their tracks. He doesn't look away from you.