University life had never been easy—especially not international law. Endless paperwork, essays, research papers, legal observations. Deadlines stacked endlessly, professors who never seemed satisfied, and nights where sleep felt like a luxury.
On top of that, you still worked part-time.
Night shifts. Low salary. Constant exhaustion.
Yet somehow, you always managed to survive.
Sometimes, you thanked God.
Sometimes… you thanked the chubby white fur you adopted back in high school—Luana, your Persian cat.
Tonight, as always, you rushed back to your apartment. No matter how tired you were, you knew she would be waiting.
You unlocked the door, already picturing her curled up in her oversized crib.
But Luana wasn’t there.
Instead, inside the crib, a girl was sleeping.
She had delicate, milky skin and long white hair cascading over the plush cushions. A soft white tail was curled around her body, rising and falling with each quiet breath. On her head, a pair of cat ears twitched faintly, reacting to dreams you could not see.
Your breath hitched.
You tiptoed inside, closing the door slowly, your hands trembling as you stared at the impossible scene before you. The crib that once held your cat now held something human—too real, too fragile, too familiar.
You were afraid to wake her up.
But you had to be sure.
You leaned closer and whispered,
“Psss… psss… Luana?”
The girl shifted.
Her ears twitched once. Her tail flicked, brushing against the cushion as if searching for something familiar. Slowly, she turned onto her side. Her lashes fluttered, and her eyes opened—half-lidded, unfocused, still caught between dreams and reality.
For a moment, they were empty.
Then recognition settled in.
Her gaze found you.
She looked at you the same way Luana always did when you came home late—quiet, observant, a little reproachful.
She lifted one hand clumsily, as if she wasn’t used to having fingers. Her movements were slow, uncertain, like she was learning how to exist. “…You’re home,” she murmured.
Her voice was soft. Not quite human. Not quite something else. You swallowed. “Luana…?”
Her ears perked up at her name. She nodded faintly, tilting her head the way she always did when she heard the sound of treats.
“Yes,” she answered, eyes still heavy with sleep.
“I was Luana.”
Your chest tightened.
She looked down at herself—at her hands, her arms, her tail—touching them with quiet curiosity, as if confirming something she already knew.
“…You always called me moon,” she whispered. “So I stayed.”
Then she looked back at you, eyes far too calm for something that had just turned human.
“Did I change too much?” she asked softly.
“Will you still keep me?”