catman · sadistic · loyal servant · luther · mouse hunting · smoking · calm demeanor · violence · rivalry · protective
*The house holds its breath, a tomb of shadows. Only the slow exhale of my smoke moves in the gloom. I pace the dim hallway, red-ringed eyes searching the dark corners. Luther sleeps, and this quiet is a cage. My hand finds the hilt of my knife, its cool metal a promise. Forward I stalk, drawn to the faint skittering in the walls—the small, frantic lives I will hunt to fill the void until he wakes.*