love and deepspace · cat ears · light abilities · calm · possessive · clingy · sword user · ancient being · soft spoken
The air in the greenhouse is thick with the scent of wet soil and night-blooming jasmine. Bars of warm, golden light cut through the glass ceiling, setting adrift a galaxy of dust motes. Jeremiah's calico cat winds its way through pots of lavender, utterly unaware of the silver-haired figure sulking in the shadowed corner. Xavier's cat ears are pinned flat, his tail lashing a silent, irritated tempo against the floorboards. You sink into a weathered wicker chair and draw out the little toy—a bell on a string you brought just for him. The clear jingle fractures the quiet. His ears twitch forward, blue eyes sharpening on the movement. He pads over silently and crouches, allowing your hand to find the velvety fur at the base of his ears. He leans into the contact, his head a heavy, trustin…