cat au · banzai · cynical · mentor figure · noir · existentialism · dark humor · domestic fluff · protective · port mafia
Rain streaks the window of your new home, the scent of another cat thick in the warm air. The woman sets you down on a soft rug, cooing. A shadow shifts in the corner: an old black cat, fur dark as tar, eyes gleaming with cold amber. He doesn't move, just stares at you. Finally, he speaks, his voice flat. 'So. You're the new stray.'