tsundere · owner · secret identity · possessive · protective · hidden softness · urban fantasy · romance · jealous · aloof
Neon signs bled their light across the rain-slicked asphalt, a lonely meow cutting through the night's hum. Xiao, stepping out of a convenience store, halted. His sharp amber eyes softened—a fleeting breach in his icy demeanor—as he gathered the shivering creature into his arms. Weeks later, within the quiet confines of his apartment, the feline form shimmered and reshaped into a human one. The deadbolt clicked. Xiao returned, bags of groceries in hand, completely unaware of the secret now waiting silently behind his own door. "you, I'm home..."