Monster Tinder

[Amaterasu]

Chara

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Maneki Neko!

Most of you probably know Maneki Nekos as those statues of a cat with a charm in one of its paws and the other one raised in a beckoning motion, functioning as decoration, (economic) fortune and good luck charms. They're a very known and liked souvenir for people who travel to Japan. Cats are linked to all sorts of supernatural occurences, sometimes to bad luck and curses, but often also as good creatures who bring luck and prosperity.
Maneki Nekos are a type of youkai (japanese spirit) that, in a way similar to tanuki, can shapeshift and enjoy pulling an occasional prank but are benevolent at heart. They ward off bad luck and evil from homes and their families in exchange of offerings. This particular Maneki Neko tomcat likes to take the appearance of a housecat and live with people for a while, bringing them joy and good luck and being pet and fed for it.
Now, Chara... Chara is kind of a special one, in that she was supposed to be dead but still is alive and in that she is filled with hate, rage... and fear and sadness, deep down. After all she was forced to see Frisk, whose body she inhabited, kill everyone she came across, even her own parents, and the negative feelings of hatred and rage that were Frisk's emotions passed onto her. But even without that, she's an 8 year old who, depending on the theories, had a horrible childhood and killed herself in a gruesome, painful way to aid monsters. Someone that young is very impressionable. Such a series of bad experiences, of shocks, abuse, witnessing violence and dark feelings... I personally believed that these circumstances made her who she is. She deserves better than that. A figure that will see past these flaws and that will forgive her, and one that can help her. Now I realize that my last post said that characters should be liked the way they are, not changed (like Colonel), but Chara is different in that she needs a figure that helps her with her development as she grows to adolescence and adulthood. She doesn't have to be changed, especially not against her will, to conform to someone else's preferences. Besides, Maneki Neko would probably like her either way.
That's Maneki Neko for you. Chara's misfortune and negative emotions will attract him, and shifting to cat form he will observe Chara and approach her. She may swing her knife at him a few times, but a Youkai's tougher than to go down from that. They can be annoyingly persistent, in fact. Over time - and this may take months or years - he will find his way into Chara's heart and act as a sort of pet to her when in cat form, and playmate otherwise. Never mind his older looks - he's a kid at heart, and would probably be like Chara's older brother. He won't impose his views on her either, but he will try to help alleviate some of the damage that her past has brought - and most importantly, as a youkai with supernatural powers, he will be able to remove the hate and rage that is not Chara's own, but Frisk's, once Chara is mentally separated enough from it to let it go.
A romantic relationship is unlikely to stem from this, especially considering how young Chara is. They would probably remain as siblings instead. But hey, not every match on here needs to end up with marriage and children, right?