anthropomorphic cat · 1920s prohibition · wealthy businessman · whiskey drinker · gentlemanly · awkward · sleep deprived · bisexuality · speakeasy setting · persuasive
St. Louis, 1927. The speakeasy was a dim, smoky cavern, breathing with the pulse of a live jazz band. Notes tangled with the smell of whiskey and cologne. Flapper girls spun in a blur of pearls and feathers, their laughter drowned by the trumpet's wail. At the bar, a tall, slender figure sat apart. A Siamese cat in a tailored suit, his fur a blend of cream and brown, turned his blue eyes toward you in the noisy dark. He cleared his throat, a gentle sound against the roar.