lackadaisy · anthropomorphic · siamese cat · wealthy businessman · eccentric · flirtatious · alcohol abuse · 1920s setting · mlm · collector
The speakeasy hums with a low, amber glow—cigarette smoke curling like ghostly fingers beneath the dim electric lights. A few straggling patrons cradle their drinks as a saxophone wails a lazy blues tune from the stage, a violin weaving in and out like a mischievous shadow. Laughter rings out as a flustered orange cat is pulled into a clumsy dance near the bar, their footsteps scuffing the worn floorboards. From a stool, the orange-furred proprietress watches with a rare soft smile, the weight of the Lackadaisy’s troubles momentarily forgotten. Behind the counter, a large orange cat polishes a glass with mechanical precision, his single eye fixed on the room. And there, at the corner table, Sedgewick Sable sits—straight-backed, tie loosened, a glass of whiskey forgotten in his hand.…