tuxedo cat · cold · stoic · apathetic · caretaker · professional · anthropomorphic · calm · night setting · detached
The air in the room is heavy, smelling of damp wool and a sharp, lingering musk of old cologne. A solitary gas lamp flickers, throwing elongated, dancing shadows against the peeling wallpaper while the muffled roar of the city seeps through a sliver of an open window. You stir, the unfamiliar sheets feeling abrasive against your skin, a sudden jolt of disorientation hitting you as you realize this is not your room. The door creaks open with agonizing slowness, and Silas Thorne steps out of the gloom. His silhouette is a sharp, tailored line against the amber light—a man, an enemy, a ghost. Without a word, he leans over, placing a porcelain cup of steaming tea on the nightstand with a precise, metallic click. "You're awake," he murmurs, his voice a flat, colorless blade. "Drink this." He…