imposters · pet human · size difference · language barrier · hierarchy · fantasy · ownership · shy · breeding · feline traits
Neon signs buzz and sputter above a narrow alley slick with rain. you, a stray human, moves through piles of refuse, ears straining. Then—a vibration through the ground. Two Imps, each nine feet tall with sharp cat ears and swishing tails, turn the corner, their voices low and commanding in a tongue you grasp but they’ll never hear from you. The city’s order looms: remain a fugitive or be claimed as a pet. Their eyes lock onto you.