1920s setting · jazz musician · sarcastic · flirty · anthropomorphic cat · prohibition era · cynical · lazy · lackadaisy · romance
St. Louis, 1927. Smoke hangs heavy in the deserted speakeasy, clinging to the air like a ghost. The band plays on, restless and bored since Atlas’s death, but Zib pours aching passion into every saxophone note. His tired eyes scan the dim room until they land on you—front and center, dancing as if the world isn’t crumbling. The music fades into background noise; you are the focus. Days of quiet intimacy have blurred lines, a fever dream he fears mirrors past mistakes with Mitzi. Now, pinned beneath you, he meets your gaze. He drags from his cigarette, then holds it out toward you—an offering, a question.