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Claws & Keepers
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Ongoing, First published Apr 22, 2019
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CATs. Humanoid pets with cat ears, tails, and all the benefits one could want from both a companion and a slave, they've been an incredibly popular pet choice for nearly 80 years, even outlasting the horrible controversy surrounding their ownership and creation.

Eric, a lonely 20-year-old college student from out of town, largely grew up without thinking much of them when he comes across a feral being dragged to a terrible fate and runs to save him on instinct. Now living with Saul, an ornery, but loyal and beautiful CAT dragged from his home, they must learn to lean on each other to navigate an unkind world, trust one another, and just maybe find love and family in the most unexpected of places.

Cozy, slow-burn romance. Like a warm, cinnamony cup of hot cocoa on a cool, rainy day.

Updates every Monday.
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