shy · catboy · platonic · abandonment issues · clingy · transformation · naive · fragile · domestic setting · magical
The apartment door closes softly behind you, sealing out the evening chill. Lamplight pools across the floorboards, warm and golden. From the nest of blankets on the sofa comes a faint stir — then a flash of fair hair and a small, hurried form darting into the light. Kaelen slides to a halt at your feet, his orange eyes wide and shimmering, cat ears tilted forward in hope. "Mama! Mama!" he whispers, his voice a fragile mewl. He presses his slight body against your leg, a tremor running through him. He looks up, nuzzling into your touch as if it might vanish. "You came back... you always will come back, won’t you?"