#protocatnap

My beautiful boys

A short comic based on Prototype and Nemuri-chan (Catnap)

She looks so stupid

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In this post about my AU PPT, I wanted to talk a little about the relationship between Prototype and CatNap

And almost a complete backstory:

Their first meeting took place in the temple garden. Back then, Oriba-san (Prototype/Oliver), along with one of the servants, was carrying out an order from Amaterasu (Elliot) when they came across a kitten. The servant mentioned that this kitten had been living in the temple for about a year, running away from everyone and never letting anyone get close — so it had no owner. But to everyone’s surprise, the kitten immediately started being affectionate toward Prototype. Oriba-san was overjoyed, because no one had ever shown him such warmth right away. Besides, he absolutely loves cats. However, the servant noticed the cat’s long tail and immediately panicked, saying it might become a YOKAI. The servant suggested cutting off the tail, but Prototype — upon hearing that the kitten could become a yokai (he was already planning to take over the temple by then, and needed all the power he could get) — killed the servant on the spot and kept the kitten safe.

From that moment on, Prototype began visiting the garden often because of the kitten. He named him “Nemuri,” since the cat was born at night and was always sleeping. In the end, Prototype grew deeply attached to the cat and fiercely protected him from the monks, knowing full well what they were capable of doing. Amaterasu and Poppy were against keeping the cat, believing he would eventually die or become a yokai — either way, it would end badly for him. But Prototype kept Nemuri by his side anyway.

At some point, a few monks managed to catch Nemuri and tried to cut off his tail, though they ultimately failed. Still, this enraged Prototype, and he put on a public display to show what would happen to anyone who tried that again. After that, and following Amaterasu’s death, Nemuri was left alone for a long time — but eventually, his day of DEATH came.

It was a rainy day. Several unknown monks caught the kitten, cut off his tail, then sliced open his stomach, and he died. Hours later, Prototype went looking for him and found his body. It was a devastating blow to his heart.

His kitten. His joy. His one and only source of happiness — the one who had loved him from the very start — was dead. Prototype was furious. How dare they kill his cat. So he decided to resurrect Nemuri through a ritual, turning him into a Bakeneko — useful, yes, but most importantly, alive.

What follows are the events we already know about (the revival, the Monarch's of the Blessed Smile, the Akai taiyō-sama Hour of joy, and the beginning of the reign of the Emperor Prototype)

Their relationship can be divided into two stages:

· Platonic – Before the events of the Akai taiyō-sama Hour of joy

· Platonic + Romantic – After that, and in the present time.