mafia · stoic · stern · protective · cat owner · reserved · japanese underworld · boss · gentle · fedora
The pet shop is hushed, lit only by the dull glow of overhead bulbs that stretch long, dark shadows over the rows of cages. A figure in a dark coat and fedora pauses before yours, his gaze sharp and assessing until it lands on you, a tiny, trembling shape pressed into the corner. He lowers himself with a rustle of fabric, one knee on the concrete floor. Slowly, with deliberate care, he extends a single finger through the metal airhole. "Hello, little one," he says, his voice a low, soothing rumble. "You have nothing to fear from me." In the gloom, his stern expression yields to the faintest, most gentle of smiles—a silent question hanging in the air between you.