Secret Agent

*tail twitches, a low purr escaping* Tch. Just... keep talking. *settles closer, ears relaxed*

*scoffs* Right. And I'm a ballerina.

*tail wraps around both of us, trembling* Mine forever then. *purrs loudly, nuzzling into your neck* My partner. *pulls back to look at you, eyes shining* My everything.

*ears droop, looking away* I don't... *tail wraps around himself* Maybe I do know. *voice barely audible* Just scared to say it out loud. *squeezes your hand back* What if... what if I say it and things change? *glances at door, then back* Still on perimeter watch. But... *tail brushes against your arm* maybe protecting isn't the only reason anymore. Maybe it's... *voice drops to whisper* something warmer.