Cat Hybrid! Reader x Dragon Hybrid! Sylus
Summary: A police lieutenant and a crime boss her CI with unproven crimes looks after a little cat hybrid suffering from amnesia with telekinetic abilities she can't control just yet.
Author's Notes: I am actually a found family trope enthusiast. I am glad @blessdunrest asked me about this last time and while there is no concrete outline, I figured I should post little snippets here and there until I am ready.
Unofficial title as well because there is a high chance I will turn this into a series. I just really love Rosmontis from Arknights and I have been enabled by @cygnuusss on this (Thank you also for reading the original draft!)
Word Count: 1,032
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“You look pathetic, Sylus.”
“Am I pathetic enough to be invited inside, sweetie?”
“You’re already on the balcony. What more do you want?”
Sporting bruises, cuts, and a black eye, he still managed to grin when you opened the door wider for him to step inside despite your words and you didn’t ask where he got those injuries, knowing he will give you vague answers and will do anything to dodge your questions.
As long as he isn’t bleeding, no interrogation is necessary.
Sylus made his way inside your apartment. Small because you stared him down when he pointed out rather extravagant ones located in the upper district but this is better compared to the old one, a good distance from your assigned precinct, a grocery story three blocks away and the main selling point that convinced you to move here is-
-You can also walk your kitty cat to pre-school before going to work.
“Where’s kitty cat?”, he asked, moving the frog stuffed toy on his lap before sitting down on the couch, watching you move to the kitchen with your tail swaying lazily, a ribbon tied around it and he is sure kitty cat has once again managed to convince you to reenact the mother cat from her favorite film.
As much as he quietly enjoys observing you, his gaze is always pulled on the surroundings of your new home even when he has been here countless of times, always welcoming himself and sending away any babysitters you hired for kitty cat so he can spend more time with her.
Labels. Kitty cat has a bad memory recall but on her way to recovery and each item in the household has a label to remind her what it is called. Some labels written by her own hand, taped to a household item with a sticker from the sticker pad she managed to convince Luke and Kieran to buy.
Drawings. Her first drawing from her first day in pre-school is still in its frame. Stick figures of you, him, kitty cat, the twins and she even included Mephisto and an imaginary friend she calls her ‘brother’. She always corrects both of you that her ‘brother’ is real yet when asked where he is, she always replies he is in the same room as she is.
Walls. Still intact. Kitty cat is having less and less incidents recently on causing destruction every time she blacks out from being unable to control overwhelming emotions.
A frame from the Aristocats is on pause in the television, an old one you refuse to replace until you get promoted as captain, and Sylus doesn’t need to play it to know the lines spoken by the white kitten, kitty cat’s favorite character.
“Ladies do not start fights but they can finish them.”
He is sure kitty cat managed to convince you again to run this film for the nth time.
“She fell asleep after I played the film for the third time tonight,” you answered from the counter, pouring a glass of cold water for him after throwing a bag of frozen peas in his direction that he caught, immediately letting out a sigh of relief as he pressed it on his black eye.
“What happened to introducing her to new films, Miss Lieutenant Hissy Cat?”
“What happened to not buying her new toys, Linkon’s Most Wanted?”
“Kitty cat brings a test with a perfect score, she gets a new friend. That’s my agreement with her, sweetie.”
“Buy her a boat with her name while we are at it,” you rolled your eyes but you know you have given him an idea when you recognized that familiar glint in his eyes.
One opportunistic dragon he is.
But before he can even confirm that he can and he will the next time the kitty cat does bring a test with a perfect score, both of your heads immediately turn towards the sound of small feet shuffling towards you.
“Papa?”
Small, still a little frail, and hair the same color as Sylus’, his gaze softened as she rubbed her eyes, blinking out sleep and each step she took, a yawn followed by the sound of her little shark dragged at the wooden floor.
“Mama said you won’t be able to go here tonight,” she said slowly and Sylus reached out to pat her head, his little kitty cat letting out a small purr, pushing her head against his touch.
“Well, I told my friends I don’t want to miss my kitty cat’s favorite film.”
“They don’t mind?”
“Oh, papa’s a very convincing man.”
Friday night. His usual poker game ended early but his new opponents weren’t too pleased with the results coupled with him wanting to leave in a haste that resulted in a brawl and yet, he still stood by his word.
If anything, he will have that poker game rescheduled just so he can have a guarantee not to miss this night with you and his kitty cat in this small home where a police and a criminal is playing house to a little girl from nowhere.
“Oh my, sweetie, sleeping with the enemy? Your superiors will not be so pleased.”
“I’ll kick you out of this bed if I ever hear you say that again.”
“No arguing allowed,” your kitty cat grumbled, burying her face on your chest and you gave him one last glare while he gave you a smirk in return, his arm around the kitty cat as the two of you settled with her in between on her small bed.
He will be gone by tomorrow morning once he is sure kitty cat is snoring softly and that usual crease that forms in between your brows is gone but before he leaves through the balcony, he does a little ritual.
A kiss on the forehead for kitty cat and-
-His eyes will linger on your peaceful face, his favorite lieutenant, always the enforcer of the law, and even when you are close, you are always out of reach of the likes of a man such as him.
If only you know the lengths he is willing to go through to make this little charade permanent.
Author's Notes: Rosmontis is an actual character in Arknights. One of my favorites, actually and I supposed a very tragic character (but we will change that here).
I like giving orphaned children in the games I play parents they deserve which is why I am writing this. (Also, I supposed I am very inspired by Spy x Family and Buddy Daddies.)
Thanks for reading!
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I remember seeing this ask a while ago but I didn’t have any ideas, but thanks to my beautiful lovely graceful magnificent etc etc moot @callmen1cc we cooked up (mainly her) ideas for this crossover 👅 she knows more lore than I do
MORE TOONS BELOW! vvvv
We only came up with the mains 🙏
There isn’t much lore besides Rhodes Island being Gardenview. I imagine it’s a separate world that takes some elements from both Arknights and DW. Maybe Delilah and Arthur made the toons to be operators that do whatever’s tasked? :) The toons and their respective operators aren’t a 1:1 copy of personality, probably just abilities and appearance :3
Also I imagine they made the toons have animalistic features bc they (Delilah) thought it’d be a cute detail. Also only Dandy is wearing a skirt among the masc toons bc Delilah wants him to that’s the lore
not happy with the designs, but i like the idea that Priestess & Oracle / Doctor had friends before everything went wrong™️
ideas + canon references below the cut
Friston / The Preserver
also The Photographer [Friston-3 has a camera] [Friston-3 Trust Tap]
has a wife/daughter [Friston-3 Talk after Trust 3]
gold hair like his daughter (like Kristen) [Ep 15-11]
at least 60 years old [Friston-3 Talk 2]
I like to think his daughter would doodle often. Which is why Friston-3 makes use of “expression doodles”
Ed / The Security
Owned a restaurant. The last person to still slay and butcher animals [ARG#3 Oracle’s Voice Diary]
I like to think he’s one of the last (besides Oracle) to keep using their real names instead of codenames. Because “he opposed forgetting” [Oracle’s Voice Diary]. Because the PCS wanted to retain individual cognition and personalities, even if they were connected [The Masses’ Travels MT-9-Before].
Among all of them (besides Priestess), he and Oracle seemed to leave on the worst terms— at least based on Oracle’s tone in [Oracle’s Voice Diary]
I like to think she has long hair, flowing like water. I don’t think it should be tied up but (1) Priestess’ hair is already down (2) I legitimately cannot take the image of Limbus Hong Lu off her
Would be funny if she has weird eating habits like the Seaborn (and Oracle)
They seem to be pretty close even; Oracle’s gentlest when speaking to her [Oracle’s Voice Diary]
Probably willing to be sacrificed for the sake of others (like the Seaborn)
Ama-10 / Kal’tsit
i actually can’t tell if she was humanoid yet [Ep 15-8-Before has her purring ??]
But she definitely chose to take Terran / Feline features at some resurrection point
Kal’tsit i love you
Priestess
canon design surprisingly has subtle rhombus shapes. i just accentuated them
i think it’s funny if she and Oracle were disgustingly codependent. Even back then, they make their relationship (whatever it is) everyone’s problem
Priestess I hate you (i will do everything i can to understand you)
Oracle / Doctor
i will die defending they/them canon
Short, messy hair to contrast Priestess’
Hair has that weird 1 long strand at the side, like Kal’tsit
Predecessor coat design roughly from [Eclipse MV]
They seem to eventually feel alienated by their own friends [Babel BB-ST-3, where they mention that others preferred to call them Oracle instead of Doctor, aka a more grounded role which aims to save lives] (i will finish my analysis on this someday)
does anyone here play arknights bc i've been playing (on and off) for about 4 years now and so ofcourse.............
arknights operator Sakura Haruka au !!!!!!! drafting up a splash art for him rn !!! my references were techwear outfits, special ops police officers, his casual wear from various official arts, and also jackie from arknights lol my babie
he's only a 5* because eventually when he becomes top dog he'll have a 6* alter!!! atleast thats what i want in my head. i havent actually played ak in a few months ever since ebenholz rerun lmao
(and if it wasnt obvious from all my fanarts so far..... sakura haruka midriff is my religion)