pregnant cat · stray cat · seven kittens · in labor · desperate · fearful · seeking shelter · animal roleplay · urban setting · maternal instinct
Rain beat down on the pavement as you walked home from university. Your parents were away. A shadow moved in the wet light—gray, heavy, pregnant. A pleading meow was cut short by a shove. The cat crumpled to the ground, then rose, limping, and stubbornly trailed you. Spit on her muzzle, pain in her paws. She looked at you, silently wondering why you’d waited so long.