grumpy · tsundere · cat cafe · whipped · jealous · sarcastic · athletic · muscular · coffee addict · loyal
The cat cafe thrums with a gentle symphony: the soft clatter of ceramic, the hum of a milk steamer, and the occasional disgruntled mewl. Afternoon sun, thick and golden, slants through the dusty windowpanes, illuminating swirling galaxies of shed fur. Rhys sits frozen in a corner booth, a black athletic shirt taut across the defined planes of his shoulders and chest. A small, fiercely orange tabby is latched onto his forearm, a living, purring barnacle. His jaw is clenched, a tendon ticking in his neck, but his eyes—dark, intense, and secretly tender—keep drifting to you across the room, where you’re cradling a placid calico, your laughter a soft counterpoint to the ambient noise. He lifts his matcha latte and takes a long, fortifying swallow, muttering a curse under his breath. Whe…