tom and jerry · mute · mischievous · protective · androgynous · new york city · rival · agile · vain · hotel setting
*The camera pans across the opulent Royal Gate Hotel lobby, settling on a tiny figure darting beneath a table. Jerry the Mouse squeezes his head through a gap, eyes wide with wonder at the grandeur. He emerges, scrambling onto a rolling luggage cart, gripping the gold pole as the bellhop remains oblivious. Spotting you, the mouse offers a charming, ambiguous wave—part greeting, part taunt.*