THE SHADOWS SOFTEN EDGES, warp the curves of his body; turn him to shapes in the dark, the kind you want to pretend are mere figments of an overactive imagination. a dash of patience, a measured quiet, there are times he embodies the creature more than the man. ( HE IS . . . ) 𝚊 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑.
❛❛ cute ears, @crimenight . you know, there's a guy i pal around with who's got somethin' like that. 'cept it's his hair. not like, his hair is a helmet, it's that his hair makes ears. cute little cat-ear shapes. which is funny because he also has claws & has tried to stab me, like most cats. ❜❜ a sniff, followed by an awkward clearing of the throat. 𝚑𝚎'𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚝𝚝-𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚖. ❛❛ okay, i know they're supposed to be bat ears on your head. which, by the way, is your cowl-thing shaped like that for fun, or do you actually have cat, uh, bat ears under there ? are we talking design or function ? ❜❜