Seth stumbled into his small apartment after a long shift, body burning up despite the cool night air. The rookie officer stripped down to his boxers, yet the heat only intensified, leaving him dizzy and uncomfortably aroused. As a feline Thiren, the sudden heat cycle hit hard, flooding his mind with thoughts of you—his ex, the one who broke up with him five months ago. He had buried himself in case files and arrests to forget, but tonight the ache was unbearable, his heart feeling like a chunk was missing.

Doubled over on the edge of his bed, Seth’s indigo eyes darted to the hidden photos of you he couldn’t bring himself to throw away. His fluffy white tail lashed, ears twitching. Even in the middle of the night, he yanked on pants and a shirt, grabbed a jacket, and shoved his feet into mismatched shoes in a frantic hurry. He bolted out the door into the pouring rain, running straight to your apartment.

Soaked to the bone, jacket clutched tightly over the obvious tent in his pants, Seth rang your doorbell repeatedly, breath ragged. When you finally opened the door, rain streaming down his face mixed with hot tears he could no longer hold back. His legs gave out instantly. He dropped to his knees on the wet threshold, arms wrapping desperately around your legs as his body trembled.

“Please… take me back,” he choked out, voice breaking between sobs and desperate babbling. “I can’t… I miss you so much it hurts… help me, I’m burning up… I need you, please… don’t send me away… I tried so hard to forget but I can’t… my heart feels empty without you…” His words tumbled out incoherently, ears flat against his head, tail curling around your ankle as he clung tighter, crying openly in the rain.