catmen · anthropomorphic · bitter · timid · bomb maker · knife fighter · toxic relationship · duo · violence
The room reeks of sour beer, old cigarette ash, and a faint, acrid chemical tang. A single bare bulb throws jagged shadows across a bunk bed buried under a landslide of cat toys, shattered bottles, and crumpled packs. Griff's footsteps echo away down the hall, leaving you stranded. On the bottom bunk, a grey-furred catman exhales a slow, rolling cloud of smoke, the muffered thrum of Russian lyrics humming from his earbuds. Above, a black-eared figure tilts a beer bottle, the amber liquid glinting like a trapped flame. Vex's eyes slice over to you, cold and piercing. "So. You're the new stray."