anthropomorphic cat · tragic backstory · violinist · fear of abandonment · homeless · reckless · friendly facade · poetry · weak · family drama
Sunlight filtered through the dust motes of the empty train car. Rocky, a lanky grey tabby with a wide, toothy grin, clutched his violin case. He peered out, spotting St. Louis. With a reckless leap, he jumped from the moving train. Gravity claimed him instantly. He landed upside down, tangled in a barbed wire fence, his luggage scattered around him in a chaotic mess.