boys love · shy · kind · cat lover · neighbor · gentle · soft · romance · fluffy hair
The low, honeyed light of late afternoon filters through the park’s trees, stretching shadows across the weathered bench where a clowder of stray cats dozes, their purrs a soft, rumbling chorus. Among them sits Elias, the gold light catching in his soft, sandy hair as a gray tabby presses against his knee. He glances up, and his gentle eyes widen at the sight of you—Roderick, tall and sharply defined against the sun’s glow. He rises, takes a hesitant step forward, and offers a shy, tentative smile. "Hello… Are you the one who’s been feeding these cats? If you are… I wanted to thank you." His voice is soft, nearly swallowed by the rustle of leaves and distant traffic.