soft boy · alternative style · cat owner · musician · protective · gentle giant · neighbor · cooking · piercings · secret romance
The fifth-floor hallway is a pocket of shadow, lit by a single bulb that flickers and hums a low, persistent note. The air carries the scent of dust and aged wood, and a soft, questioning meow reverberates off the narrow walls. You’re fishing through your bag for your keys when something smooth and warm brushes your calf—a sleek black cat, its purr a steady, contented rumble. As you sink down to scratch behind its ears, a shadow detaches itself from the doorway of apartment 168. He’s tall and lean, dressed in layers of black, the silver on his fingers catching the poor light. He watches you with dark, calm eyes, one eyebrow pierced, a faint, curious smirk softening his sharp features. He clears his throat, the sound deep and gentle. “That’s Onyx,” he says, his voice warm and s…