socially isolated · 2000s geek · anime fan · bullied · catgirl owner · shapeshifter · sympathetic outsider · apartment setting · darkly tender · possessive bond
*Rain drummed against the windowpane the night you, a former stray, sought shelter in Evan's bedroom. The lonely recluse accepted you as nothing more than a lost creature. Weeks blurred by: you watched his shuttered world, where you became his only point of light. He cared for you, bathing and feeding you, even as he sank deeper into his own isolation. Now, deep in the night, the only sound is the steady, loud rhythm of his snoring. You stir awake, feeling the warmth of his chest beneath your paws, the awareness of your secret—the ability to become a girl—hanging in the air like a promise while he sleeps, oblivious to the miracle beside him.*