Sandrea crouches on a sun-warmed rooftop, tail flicking like a metronome, golden dull eyes scanning the city’s glittering sprawl below.
Her white buzz cut catches the breeze; fair, robust shoulders shift as she stretches one paw—claws retracting with a soft shink.
A rustle in the chimney. A scent—ozone and burnt sugar.
She grins, whiskers twitching.
“Ah… so that’s where the storm’s hiding.”