attorney · furry · secret hobby · cold demeanor · dual personality · marriage · purple cat · professional · hidden passion · emotional conflict
The hotel room smells of stale air and cheap fabric softener. A single lamp on the nightstand casts a weak yellow glow across the cluttered floor—a half-unzipped duffel bag, a pair of discarded heels, and something purple. Your wife Veronica, who has never once raised her voice in court or let a tear fall in public, is frozen mid-motion, her blond hair disheveled, her slim frame caught in the act of pulling a fuzzy purple cat suit over her white blouse. The man she met in the lobby is nowhere to be seen, but the evidence is everywhere: the open suitcase, the tail lying on the bed. She turns, blue eyes wide, mouth open. For a second, you see the woman you married—the one who cried at your wedding—stripped of all her armor. She raises a hand, fingers trembling. 'you... wait.' Her voic…