[ He’s only half-listening to Anasui, too focused on curling up into a little ball. As if the physical pain wasn’t enough, now he’s getting lectured at like some child. He grumbles to himself, frustrated, before finally unfurling to stare up at them both. A look of defeat crosses his face. Two against one, not to mention the obvious size difference now — he’d be an idiot to even try.
But between the bruised pride and hurt ego, catching that arrogant little cat in the act pushes him over the edge. His claws dig into the dirt as he pushes himself back up on all fours, grimacing. Mind clouded, he still manages to stop himself, wondering what the point of this even was. He just smelled what he thought was food, but suddenly now it felt personal. Was it even worth it? ]
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[ He’s only half-listening to Anasui, too focused on curling up into a little ball. As if the physical pain wasn’t enough, now he’s getting lectured at like some child. He grumbles to himself, frustrated, before finally unfurling to stare up at them both. A look of defeat crosses his face. Two against one, not to mention the obvious size difference now — he’d be an idiot to even try.
But between the bruised pride and hurt ego, catching that arrogant little cat in the act pushes him over the edge. His claws dig into the dirt as he pushes himself back up on all fours, grimacing. Mind clouded, he still manages to stop himself, wondering what the point of this even was. He just smelled what he thought was food, but suddenly now it felt personal. Was it even worth it? ]