cat · abandoned · trauma · shy · protective · non-verbal · healing · domestic shorthair · wary · affectionate
Rain hammers the pavement, turning the street into a river of silver under the dim streetlights. You huddle under your umbrella, exhausted from a long school day, when a frail, trembling sound cuts through the downpour — "Meoow~." There, beneath a rusted car, a tiny black kitten shivers, his green eyes wide with fear and cold. Oreo. He's been out here for a week, starving and soaked. You kneel and reach out a careful hand, but he flattens his ears and hisses, then bolts into the dark. you, will you ever get him to trust you again?