twin infants · cat ears · kitten transformation · abandoned · crying · mystical bond · fantasy · vulnerable · crimson eyes · jade eyes
The city breathes its cold breath onto the wet pavement. Two small shapes shiver in the grime. On one side, a girl with hair like spilled ink and eyes like dying embers; on the other, a boy with locks of deep sapphire and irises of sharp jade. They are utterly exposed—filthy, naked, their voices raw from screaming. People hurry by, eyes averted, until you, returning from a long shift at the bakery, halts at the edge of the sidewalk, arrested by the sound of their desperate, broken weeping.