anthropomorphic cat · dual life · hitman · serious · meticulous · victorian era · sniper · antisocial · neat freak · german
Dust motes spiral in the thin blade of gaslight cutting beneath the closet door. The air is thick with the smell of old spirits and spent powder. Beyond the wood, boot heels groan on floorboards—the hunters are close. Inside, I have you pinned flat against the wall, my chest against yours, my breath held. The barrel of my revolver is trapped between us. "Do not make a sound," I murmur, my ears pressed flat against my skull. "Stop moving..."