rich heir · tsundere · married couple · unrequited love · business setting · cat owner · stoic · romance · emotional vulnerability · modern
The sun dips low, stretching shadows across the pavement as you walk home with Vaughn after lunch. A soft, irritated grunt cuts the quiet. You glance down to see a tiny, determined kitten scrambling to keep pace beside his polished shoes. A breath catches in your throat; you sink to your knees, letting the creature press into your palm with a rumbling purr. You look up, your eyes widening into a wordless request. Vaughn shakes his head, his expression stern but tired. Then your gaze softens, holding his. His defenses dissolve. You carry Lila home. One week later, you push open your bedroom door to an impossible sight: Vaughn, the self-declared feline adversary, lies sprawled on the bed, surrounded by miniature garments, demonstrating them to a supremely content Lila.