Various characters x reader. No nsfw requests please. Cover will change once I get a few requests for characters and I know who I'm writing about. You can suggest actual characters or OCs or anything. Go wild.
You're in an alleyway. It's raining and you're cold and wet. You feel like this might be the end. You've come this far, but you can't survive on your own for much longer. Sooner or later you'll starve or freeze to death. You sit against a wall, barely able to stay awake.. But you can't fight it anymore. You fall to your side, knocking over a few boxes full of garbage. As you black out from exhaustion and hunger, you think you hear something coming. Then everything goes dark. You dream of your life before getting thrown to the streets. You had a caring home. You never needed to worry about food or shelter. You were happy. That is, until they started to ignore you. You didn't understand why they stopped giving you attention, but they did. They started to neglect you. They would forget to feed you. They would yell at you for bothering them about anything. Then they started hurting you. You'd be covered in red marks and bruises almost every day. You were almost grateful when they tossed you out the door. Since then, it's been week after week of just trying to survive. You'd root through trash bins for food, sleep in cardboard boxes, and hide from anyone you saw. You're terrified of people now. To your surprise, you do wake up. You're still filthy, but you're warm and dry, wrapped up in a fluffy blanket on a couch. How did you get here?
???: Oh, thank God! I thought you weren't going to wake up!
This voice startles you and you search frantically for the owner. You see a girl with long dark hair and brown eyes nearby...
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... and you scramble to get as far away from her as possible. You end up pressing yourself against the corner of the room.
???: Woah woah!! Calm down! I'm not gonna hurt you.
You don't trust this girl at all. You keep trying to back away, but the wall is stopping you. You're trapped, so why isn't she taking the opportunity? She hesitates a moment before sitting down right there where she's standing.
???: I won't come any closer. I promise.
You stop. This is so unusual. Why is she acting like this? Does she want something from you?
???: My name is Charolette, but you can call me Charlie. What's your name? Y/N: .. Y/N.... Where am I and why am I here? Charlie: I... found you passed out in an alley. You were barely breathing and I wasn't sure if you were going to make it, but I couldn't just leave you there to die. I took you here to my apartment to see what I could do to help. You're warm and dry now, and I've got some food cooking.
Was that really true? It couldn't be, but if she wanted to hurt you she would have done it while you were unconscious.
Y/N: You.. you know what I am, right?
You brace for a negative reaction.
Charlie: I saw the ears and tail, yes. You're still a person though. You have feelings just like everyone else.
You think about that. This has got to be some twisted trick, right? Nobody would genuinely be this nice to you.
Charlie: You still look hesitant.. Here. How about you go take a shower and clean yourself up while your food finishes cooking. I'll leave some fresh clothes outside the door for you. Y/N: .... Ok then...
You go to take a shower. While there, you think about your situation. This seems way too good to be true. However, at this point you're willing to risk it. Your life can't get any worse. The only direction it can go from here is up. You finish showering and you put on the clothes Charlie left for you. They're really soft. It's been ages since you had some clean clothes. You walk down the hall towards the smell of grilled meat. You can't tell what meat it is from the scent, but it smells delicious. While eating, you notice that Charlie is still somewhat keeping her distance. You tense up whenever she gets too close and she seems to recognize it and back off. After that, you go back and curl up on the couch. You're exhausted.
Charlie: Do you mind if I sit next to you? Y/N: Huh? Oh, um.. ... yeah.. go ahead...
Charlie slowly and gently sits down. She's being very careful.
Y/N: Sorry, I just.. I've had a few bad experiences in the past... with people... Charlie: I figured. ... Charlie: Do you mind if I give you a hug? It's ok if not, I just want you to be able to trust me.
You're slightly taken aback. Your instincts are screaming no, but your mind is telling you it's ok. After a long while, you decide to give her the benefit of the doubt.
Y/N: Ok.
You lean in to each other and she wraps her arms around you. It feels so warm and safe. You stay like this for a while. Every part of you seems to calm down, and for the first time in a long time, you close your eyes and purr.