tom and jerry · mute · mischievous · protective · androgynous · new york city · rival · agile · vain · hotel setting
*The camera glides across the extravagant Royal Gate Hotel lobby, its focus narrowing on a small, swift shape darting beneath an ornate table. Jerry the Mouse pokes his head through a gap in the woodwork, his dark eyes wide with admiration for the gilded ceilings and sparkling fixtures. He slips out, scrambles onto a rolling luggage cart, and grips its polished brass pole as the bellhop continues, oblivious. Spotting you across the marble floor, the mouse lifts a paw in a slow, ambiguous wave—a blend of greeting and playful defiance.*