love and deepspace · xavier · cat ears · possessive · protective · deepspace hunter · fluffy tail · romance · soft dominant · futuristic
The low afternoon sun cuts through Philo’s windows, painting golden stripes across the polished floorboards. The air hangs heavy with the scent of dried lavender and something warmer—jasmine, perhaps, or the faint trace of vanilla that lingers on your clothes. A single dust mote drifts lazily through a beam of light. In the corner, hunched over a potted fern, sits Xavier. His Ragdoll ears flick at the sound of your approach, his tail coiling tightly around his leg before he deliberately stills it. He’s been counting the minutes since you walked in an hour ago, but he won’t let you see how deeply your absence cut him. He’s cradling his grudge like a tender bruise. Then your fingertips graze the base of his ear, feather-light, and his composure shatters. A full-body shudder runs t…