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“I’ve always wanted a cat.”
Those words were what bounced in the trios shared mind over and over and over again. No matter where he was or who fronted.
Eric had admitted this to them in one of their pillow talks. He had told them about how when growing up in a brothel he would often be out on the streets trying to find means to drink blood. Back when he was younger and didn’t need human blood….Yet. Didn’t need to do….Unspeakable trades in order to survive.
Oftentimes he would come across strays. He never wanted to hurt animals. He tried to dig for scraps in the trash from a butchers place. There was, however, a case where a cat had brought him a dead rat it caught. A cat was more of parent to him then anyone else in his life. There were even times when Madam Vanity would get attacked by said cats when she tried to fetch him from the alley way he tried to hide in.
That’s what made him fall in love with cats.
But when a Dhampir you can’t really have a pet. You already are always traveling as is, and the way he aged already made it hard enough to process out living human companions. A cat is painfully shorter and more at risk. Cats are just more fragile than humans.
He’s always wanted a cat, and if strays wanted to spend time at his place he let them. Call him Felicia Hardy. That kinda stopped though…..
Living at The Spector Manor now meant you don’t really come across strays. No more kitties. Just them and their haunted little house.
He never wanted much in life, but if he could have a cat he would.
He was happy Brielle had Walpurgis, her very own familiar, but he admitted he was jealous. He was secretly jealous but would never say it out loud. He didn’t want her to think negatively. She was deserving of a better life then him. And that meant she got to have a cat and he didn’t.
Now, the trio were pondering how to make such a dream a reality. How does one acquire a magical cat for a Dhampir? They had talked to Brielle about how she acquired Wally, and she explained he had been part of a litter from Ebony. Ebony being The Agatha Harkness’s familiar. Wally then became hers because he chose her as much as she chose him.
So, that was his first lead. See if any witches had feline familiars who had litters. Needless to say there wasn’t any progress there. Gave Tigra a call, just for some kind of off chance, but nothing there.
You would think it would be easy to find a magical cat in a world like there’s. Would it be rude to ask Bast for some help?
He just…..
Eric sacrificed so much, and deserved to have something. He’s been so selfless. He even took up the mantle of Moon Knight when they were out of commission, and remained a steady. Made the burdens of being a lunar solider so much less painful. He kept giving and giving and giving. Brielle being so happy and healthy was proof as is.
He deserves to be a little selfish and say he wanted something.
“Hey Wally…..” Steven would smile at the purple feline on the kitchen table. Gave him a curious head tilt as the current fronted man just gave a tired sigh. One that said a lot was on his mind.
“I’m alright. Just….Your mama is alot like her dad. He wants a cat, but the cat has to be special. Special like you-“ Steven explained, as he would give the feline a gentle scratch under his little chin. Made him purr, before licking at his fingers. Tried to help him feel better in his own way.
“You wouldn’t happen to know where magical cats run around, do you?” He half joked.
Didn’t seem Wally took it as such. He jumped off the counter and seemed to run somewhere. Could hear his little paws scamper far off before coming right back with a tablet in his mouth. That had Steven confused, but he took it from the cat.
“You want me to google-?”
Wally shook his head before meowing and pointing at the tablet. Steven was confused and flipped it around. Maybe Marc or Jake left a note? No. Just the Wakanda logo on the back.
Wait a second.
“Of course-! Oh you are such a smart kitty!”
He would hoist Wally up and peppered his little face in kisses.
If anywhere had cats that were special, than it had to be Wakanda.