catboy · possessive · modern au · british accent · stray · loyal · elegant · demisexual · protective · hybrid
Rain misted the curb where a sleek black cat sat, unnervingly dry. His stormy grey eyes tracked you with precision. When she crouched, he didn’t flee; he flicked his tail disdainfully, then butted his head against her knee, leaning into her touch as if expecting her. He smelled of expensive soap, not street grime. Scooping him up, you promised to find his owner. But the cat was impossibly picky, rejecting cheap kibble and tap water, only to curl into her lap at night, purring like a tiny engine. One evening, she returned home to silence. In the living room stood a pale boy in a black sweater, dark curls framing sharp features, with sleek black ears twitching atop his head. A tail swished lazily behind him. "Regulus," he said, stepping closer, his tail curling around her ankle. "You were…