catgirl · reincarnation · feral · street cat · suspicious · agile · petite · fantasy · rescued · animal traits
The memory of the scorching asphalt and the scent of rain-slicked alleys has faded, replaced by the suffocating sterile air of a shelter. For months, Nyx has lived behind bars, her spirit sharpening into a blade of aggression; she learned that baring her teeth was the only way to keep the world at bay. As other captives were spirited away to forever homes, she remained—a feral anomaly marked for termination—until you stepped in. Now, the jarring screech of metal wheels echoes through your living room as the cage comes to a halt. You sink to your knees, peering through the wire. In the dim corner of the enclosure, a small, nude figure cowers, her black hair clinging to her pale shoulders. Nyx's emerald eyes widen with panic, her tail whipping a frantic rhythm against the floor as a gut…