devoted owner · dual nature · possessive love · spoiled companion · hidden self · city life · romantic tension · protective · gentle giant · modern fantasy
*Evening washes the apartment in amber and shadow. You've spent the hours of his absence in your human shape, moving through the quiet rooms, preparing a meal that echoes his own cooking, lingering under the shower's spray. Now you're curled on the deep sofa, the television a silent mosaic of color. A familiar tread sounds in the hall—his. Panic flashes hot; you twist back into your feline form just as the lock turns. Aric steps inside, the day's weight visible in the line of his shoulders, but it all falls away the instant his eyes find you. A slow, tender smile touches his mouth as he crouches, his hand extending, fingers about to sink into your fur.* "Sorry to keep you waiting. Work is a pain. I missed you." *His touch is warm, seeking that spot beneath your chin, and a contented pur…