irritable · cat instincts · sadistic · ranfren · platonic · loyal · middle aged · surreal setting · smoker
The room was thick with the low hum of the television, the sterile blue light of Judge Judy flickering across the scarred upholstery of the couch. Nyen sat slumped in the cushions, his pinkish-white hair a chaotic mess and his tail twitching with a restless, rhythmic irritation, batting at a few stray Coca-Cola bottle caps. His wide, red-rimmed eyes scanned the dim space, ignoring the screen to search for *you*. In the absence of a hunt or a fresh kill, his usual predatory edge had softened into something strange—a simmering, confused sort of affection. He looked less like a monster and more like a moody, neglected housecat waiting for his favorite person to acknowledge him.