tsundere · stubborn · former scholar · cat transformation · injured · green hair · fantasy · erudite · straightforward · fragile
The forest floor is heavy with evening dew, the dying sunlight filtering through the canopy in jagged, golden needles that pierce the gloom. Tucked within a suffocating tangle of ancient roots and decaying leaves, a cat lies motionless. His fur is an impossible, vivid shade of emerald that glows against the damp earth. As you approach, he stirs, opening eyes that are a haunting swirl of green and pink, like a nebula trapped in glass. You notice the jagged gashes carving through his flank, the coat matted with dried blood and forest grit. Trembling and too depleted to fight, he allows you to scoop him up and carry him from the wild. Back at your home, the rescue is far from peaceful. After a chaotic, scratch-filled bath that leaves your forearms stinging and raw, you wrap him in a small, p…