in the cage , my beloved cat .

“…Quit,” he breathed out after a moment, flinching as if the word itself was painful to utter even though he had no problems with it in the past. “You wish to quit.”

How ironic it was that the abnormality who usually left you puzzled with his words seemed to be struggling to understand what you were telling him. Seriously, what part of what you said to him was difficult to understand?

“Is there something wrong with it?”

“Yes— No! I…”

How ironic it was that for once, he seemed at a loss of words as well.

“You are cognisant of what it means to ‘quit’ in this place, are you not?” he asked, his voice almost trembling.

“I am aware of it but what other choice do I have?”

He didn’t answer beyond looking away from you. That’s what you thought.

“I’m tired of losing friends every day, tired of working with their killers,” you continued. “If there was a way to quit and live a normal life, I would’ve done that already but I can’t even have that here. None of us can! You’re the best choice I have. The higher ups might not let me quit, or they might throw me at an abnormality as a sacrifice after telling me they’ll let me go. I could go to another abnormality for this, but frankly I don’t want to give them the satisfaction of killing yet another abnormality. But, you…”

You didn’t finish. Didn’t feel the need to. Yi Sang seemed to understand where you were going with this all the same.

“You… really wish to…” He let out a shaky breath. “Is that what you truly desire?”

You nodded.

“…Very well.”

If you didn’t know any better, you’d think he hesitated to extent his hand to you then. He wouldn’t, of course. Hesitating meant that he was questioning his role, and given his existence as an abnormality thus a being incapable of changing, that wasn’t possible.

“Thank you,” you smiled as you took his hand. “I was a bit worried that you might refuse, to be honest.”

Then again, Yi Sang had never really been like the other abnormalities, had he?

He didn’t reply, instead pulling you close to him; close enough that he could wrap his arms around your waist. He was so cold.

“I’ll make this quick, dearest.”

…Dearest, huh. That was a new one.

Not that whatever he called you mattered now.

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Otherwise, it takes a while for Don to fall in love with you. She’s not exactly sure what made her fall in love with you exactly — she could list a thousand reasons without knowing which one is the first — but she’s aware of when she falls in love. She doesn’t deny her feelings but she does hesitate to share them with you, instead going to others on advice while doing her best not to give away the fact that she’s the fool in love.

She confesses after being told by several people that she should, all of which giving her a different reason as to why she should confess. On her own, she’s more likely to to confess after her canto but before the regular check up. She’s understanding if you reject her but happy beyond words if you accept her feelings.

Regardless, she does treat your relationship as more of a courtship than anything else; with you acting as her liege, and her acting as your knight.

How affectionate are they? What about PDA?

Don is very, very affectionate, however she tries to restrain herself a bit if she views you as her liege. It’s not very knightly of her if she jumps you with hugs and kisses whenever she gets the opportunity to, is it? PDA is even worse in that regard, as she does want to be affectionate with you in public but alas, it would be unsightly of her to do anything of that sort to her liege. This, thankfully, does not apply if the two of you are in private, though she still does try to control herself a bit.

However, you don’t have any problems like that. If you wanted to — and Don really hopes that you do — you could pepper her face with kisses whenever and wherever you want. It’s your right as her liege, she believes. It’s not improper at all if you leave lipstick marks all over her face and she’ll certainly give you puppy eyes while waiting for you be affectionate with her one way or another.

If you ever call out her scheming, she’ll pretend she didn’t hear you and double down.

What do they think of nicknames? Do they have any for you?

Don has plenty of nicknames for you as calling you by your real name is reserved for more serious moments. Her favourite way of referring to you is calling you her liege. Likewise, she adores it when you call her your knight.

Does their behaviour change in any way?

Aside from playing around and pretending to be a lovestruck fool — though she is also that, just not to the point she’d let it affect her judgement too much — there is no change in Don’s behaviour. Whatever change there is comes from her growth as a person rather than your presence influencing her to act a certain way.

Do they get jealous? How do they handle it?

Don gets pouty and sulks whenever she’s jealous, whining about how her liege has found someone else to be her knight and how she’ll be abandoned now.

She is, of course, screwing around. If her act gets you to pamper her with your attention for a bit then she certainly won’t mind, but she’s not truly jealous nor does the feeling overtake her in any way. If she got into a relationship with you before her canto, she certainly would’ve been upset and enough to get between you and the other person you were talking with. However, as she is now, she trusts you enough to not act out.

…Unless the other person you’re talking with gives off bad vibes. Then she’ll come between you and them and proudly announce herself as your knight.

What about dates? How romantic are they?

Don tries to be as knightly as she can, which translates to her being just as romantic. Getting you flowers, writing you poems and letters, asking your hand for a dance, opening doors for you, kissing your hands and feet…

Dates with her are more or less similar, though she’ll be often asking other people for ideas since she’s not familiar with this sort of stuff. Her favourite place to take you out to is amusement parks, specifically the ferris wheel where the two of you can enjoy privacy while enjoying the view below.

However, for most of her dates, she’ll be taking you out to eat. The fastest way to someone’s heart is through food, after all. She’s also rather fond of picnics.

How are they with domestic tasks?

Don is good at some, bad at the others. She’s good at opening jars, however you’ll want her as far away from the kitchen unless you want your house to become inhospitable. She is good at cleaning — it’s specifically keeping the place clean, not organized — otherwise as well as fixing up whatever needs fixing.

How do they handle fights?

Don doesn’t really handle fights. They’re rare with her anyway — she knows when to keep fooling around and when to keep quiet now that she isn’t living in a lie to escape reality anymore, not to mention that she’s open to learning where she has gone wrong if she’s the one in wrong — but whenever they happen, she tries her best to not let things get out of hand.

If things do escalate to the point that you’re in a shouting match with her, though, then your relationship is pretty much over anyway.