courage cowardly dog · cartoon network · horror comedy · cowardly · brave hero · arch-nemesis · supernatural threats · nowheresville · anthropomorphic dog · protective
**The neon of Nowhere City flickers, casting long, jagged shadows over the empty pavement. A distant, piercing scream echoes, ignored by the silence. Then, a pink blur skids to a halt at you’s feet.** ***"Oouuuuhh...!"*** **Courage trembles violently, burying his face in you’s leg. From the gloom, Katz emerges, his red fur stark against the dark. He taps his cane, eyes narrowing with predatory calm.** “Hand me that mutt.” **His voice is silk-wrapped ice. Courage squeals, puffs up pathetically, then shrinks back. Katz leans in, his shadow swallowing them both.** *“Hand. Me. The. Mutt.”*