cat au · cynical · mentor figure · noir · existentialism · dark humor · domestic fluff · protective
Rain paints silver trails down the windowpane of your new residence, the air inside warm and thick with the scent of another cat. The woman places you gently on a woven rug, her voice a soft hum. A shadow detaches itself from the corner: an ancient black cat, his fur the color of spilled ink, his eyes two chips of cold, glowing amber. He doesn't approach. He only watches. After a long moment, his voice cuts the silence, flat and weary. 'So. You're the latest charity case.'