Seth eventually manages to break free, and on pure instinct decides to dart for what he deems the safest space, dark and hidden but not completely enclosed, in other words underneath the couch. It only vaguely registers that he's running on four legs instead of two, and he underestimates his speed, crashing into the wall with another thump, turning around to watch the crack between the couch and the floor, and from there on stays completely still.
His heart is thumping about a mile a minute, he feels light-headed - from the crashing or the panic? Probably a combination. It's making it a bit of a challenge to take stock of the situation.
He is a cat.
He is underneath the couch, his hands have been replaced by paws, he has a fucking tail; he can feel it quivering. He is a cat. How is he a cat? Who even fucking knows. He can also see surprisingly well underneath the couch, even if everything looks sort of wrong. The colours aren't right. And smell. The smell thing is particularly noticeable, all kinds of different smells, of dust and books and previously spilled alcohol, and Daniel, he can smell Daniel--
Right, Daniel. Seth has definitely heard him, he can hear really well, can pinpoint exactly where Daniel is even without looking, but it's taken him this long to actually listen, to factor him into what's going on.
Unsure exactly why or how, keeping completely still though his panic is winding down, Seth starts to whine. Another thing his cat body just does, without him really meaning to. This is awful.
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His heart is thumping about a mile a minute, he feels light-headed - from the crashing or the panic? Probably a combination. It's making it a bit of a challenge to take stock of the situation.
He is a cat.
He is underneath the couch, his hands have been replaced by paws, he has a fucking tail; he can feel it quivering. He is a cat. How is he a cat? Who even fucking knows. He can also see surprisingly well underneath the couch, even if everything looks sort of wrong. The colours aren't right. And smell. The smell thing is particularly noticeable, all kinds of different smells, of dust and books and previously spilled alcohol, and Daniel, he can smell Daniel--
Right, Daniel. Seth has definitely heard him, he can hear really well, can pinpoint exactly where Daniel is even without looking, but it's taken him this long to actually listen, to factor him into what's going on.
Unsure exactly why or how, keeping completely still though his panic is winding down, Seth starts to whine. Another thing his cat body just does, without him really meaning to. This is awful.