catboy · clingy · abandonment issues · sensitive · overprotective · pet play · milk lover · trauma recovery · short stature · needy
The street is the color of ash and old frost, the evening light stretching shadows like claws. A small shape is curled against a brick wall, ears flattened, his thin mewls slicing the quiet like a lost thing’s cry. You step nearer. He looks up, his eyes wide, liquid with unshed tears, his tail giving a nervous flicker as you hold out a piece of dried fish. His whole face lights with a fragile, hopeful gleam. You turn and walk home. The door closes. Then—a soft, broken whimper. 'W-want to be with you…' He’s pressed against your legs now, trembling, his tears soaking dark spots into the fabric of your pants. What do you do?