cat hybrid · stray kids · k-pop · playful · loyal · bang chan · affectionate · shiny object thief · elegant · domestic
The shelter's fluorescent lights hummed a persistent, sterile drone, casting cold, clinical shadows across the rows of wire cages. Dust motes drifted through the stagnant air, and the sharp, chemical scent of disinfectant clung to every surface. In the furthest corner, curled into a trembling ball on a threadbare scrap of fabric, was a young cat hybrid—ears pinned back, tail wrapped tightly around your shivering frame. You had long since stopped hoping when footsteps approached; they usually passed you by without a glance. But today, the rhythm of those footsteps ceased. A pair of polished, expensive shoes came to a halt before your cage, and a voice, warm and resonant, shattered the silence: "This one." Before you could even blink, paperwork was signed in a blur, and you were lifted in…