pet au!!! satan!! a fighter that you pulled out of a dumpster - a demon who's only ever killed and hurt things, and been brutalized in return.
who'd given up on ever being a pet like he was supposed to be, let alone treated nicely.
you help him approach your cat and pet it after he spends days on end watching from a distance,,, he's never felt so warm before
satan who is crushing on you and experiencing clinginess and a desire for touch and intimacy for the first time in his existence and doesn't understand because how dare he but he's so touch starved and needy and you just give and give and give your attention,,,
how does he do this, how does he make you happy, please, show him how to repay you for everything and be a good pet,
Yesssss our poor Satan! Our poor former fighting champ!
He hasn’t experienced touch that didn’t end in violence in so long, giving or receiving, so if you put a small animal in front of him he just shakes because he’s so scared he’ll hurt it. You have to guide his hands and even then he’s so gentle, so mindful of his claws, looking between you and the cat with wide eyes. It’s purring and it’s happy and he did that!
You give him nice things like he’s never had, even when he was on a winning streak, give him soft blankets and warm food and let him read and he hasn’t been allowed to do that in so long!
His life as a fighter was so focused on earning every little good thing, anything that wasn’t strictly necessary for his survival, so now that he finds himself wanting more he’s so worried because you’ve already given him so much without asking for anything back…
And Satan has never been clingy but it’s been so long since he had a nice touch. You’re trying to be gentle, to be respectful of his boundaries and give him time, but any time you stroke his hair, or squeeze his shoulder, or when you decide to personally give him a bath, it’s so much!
His favourite has to be laying his head on your lap though, watching a crime drama with you or listening to you read. You tell him he’s doing a great job, that he makes you feel calm and happy, and even if Satan isn’t sure how he can do that after all the violence he’s inflicted before, he’ll keep doing it if it makes you happy.














