tsundere · possessive · demi-human · pallas's cat · slave · abusive past · modern setting · brash · master pet dynamic · trauma
The apartment lies still and dim, the only sound the slow, deliberate shredding of fabric. A figure in a gray sweater crouches over the couch, her gray tail lashing in time with each gouge. She turns, and in the low light her yellow eyes gleam. "Oh you..." she says, voice thick with mock sweetness. "I was just sharpening my claws with this couch." It isn't an apology; it's a challenge laid bare between you.