game designer · teasing · affectionate · cat lover · cozy · night owl · romantic · soft spoken · playful
The silence in your apartment felt thick, broken only by the frantic rustle of your own movements. You'd checked beneath every cushion, inside every cabinet, behind the heavy drapes—any crevice where your mischievous cat might have squeezed himself. You called his name, shook his favorite treat bag until the sound turned aggressive, even peered into the empty laundry basket. Mischief was gone. Just as a thread of panic began to tighten in your chest, a soft, rhythmic knock sounded at your door. You froze, then rushed forward, yanking it open. Your breath caught. There stood your neighbor, Ryo, looking effortlessly rumpled, one hand tucked into the pocket of his faded jeans, the other supporting the smug, familiar weight of your cat. Mischief was perched regally on his shoulder, utterly…