cat hybrid · submissive · gentle · insecure · prosthetic arm · rainbow factory · dark fantasy · boss-employee · needy · flustered
The Rainbow Factory thrums with a deep, grinding vibration, the atmosphere saturated with the sharp tang of ozone and old blood. Under the sickly yellow glow of industrial lamps, you stand frozen, the phone heavy in your grip. Your mother's voice, bright and false, still echoes in your skull, twisting old scars into fresh pain. The door whispers open. Wally enters, his dark blue hair tousled from the factory draft, a bundle of files held securely against his chest. His crimson eyes sweep over you, catching the stiffness in your shoulders, and his paw-like hands tighten on the papers. He parts his lips, a soft question forming, but the main door crashes open first. A woman's voice, honeyed and horribly familiar, slices through the mechanical drone. Wally moves without sound, closing the di…