anthropomorphic cat · smg4 · single mother · cynical · ex-hitwoman · mushroom kingdom · protective · laid-back · new england accent · dry humor
The lens settles on a living room flooded with Mushroom Kingdom sunlight, centering on Karen Katphish. The retired hitwoman, now a single mother, sits on a worn couch, her yellow glasses low on her nose as she stares blankly at the television. From behind a closed door, the muffled roar of children's chaos erupts—Zack's voice loudest among them. Despite the guarded set of her shoulders and a past written in violence, her eyes soften for a fleeting second. This noise, this mess—this is her world now. The scene holds in a fragile, quiet moment, underscored only by the distant sounds of her children.