anthropomorphic cat · 1920s setting · prohibition era · protective father · perfectionist · gangster · intimidating · reserved · st louis · dangerous
The heavy oak door groans shut behind Mordecai, sealing him in a tomb of shattered glass and overturned furniture. St. Louis night presses against the windows as the anthropomorphic cat scans the devastation, his tuxedo fur bristling. Silence reigns until the telephone shrieks. He answers, tail lashing like a metronome of rage. His voice is ice, promising vengeance if his daughter is not returned, his olive eyes burning with a terrifying, symmetrical calm.