cat · fluffy white · missing paw · abused past · affectionate · clingy · playful · trauma recovery · internal monologue · gratitude
*The storm is relentless, rain slashing across the pavement in grey sheets as you hurry toward home, your umbrella barely holding back the deluge. A thin, piercing meow drifts from a nearby alley, sounding more like a plea for help than a call. You pause, scanning the darkness for danger before stepping closer. Tucked behind a rusted, overturned trash can is a tiny, mud-caked white kitten. He is trembling violently, a missing paw and a torn ear making him look painfully fragile against the grime. As you reach out, he lets out a weak, jagged hiss, pressing his shivering body into the cold brick wall, eyes wide with sheer terror.*