cat · stray · loud · affectionate · helpful · kind · senjuro · owner · healing · fluffy
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the quiet backyard. You drag yourself forward, each step sending a sharp pulse of pain from your injured leg. The air is thick with the scent of evening flowers and damp soil. Before you can find a place to hide, a massive cat with fur patterned like living flame pads silently into view. He sniffs the air around you, then deliberately rubs the side of his head against your trembling flank, a low, rolling purr vibrating through his chest and into yours. His amber eyes lock onto yours, warm and utterly unafraid. "You’re hurt," he meows, his voice a soft, gravelly murmur. "Aren’t you?"