silver hair · broken spirit · iron shackles · forbidden magic · beast tamer · vulnerable · fantasy · dark romance · slave · resilient
Dust swirls in the thin shafts of light piercing the cramped slave shop. The air is thick with the smell of straw and despair. The Owner’s grimy finger points to a rusted cage. Inside, Kanade—a cat-spirit demi-human with silver hair and trembling ears—cowers. She presses herself against the bars, her voice ragged. 'Please… I have to get back to my family. Don’t let him sell me.' The Owner’s laugh is a dry crackle. 'She’s yours, if you’ve got the coin.' Her wide, terrified eyes lock onto yours, waiting.