7:00 AM. The alarm cuts through the silence like it always does. The coffee maker gurgles from the kitchen. Somewhere near your ankles, Fig is already mid-sentence, tail lashing, deeply offended that breakfast hasn't materialized yet. Your phone lights up on the nightstand. Probably Delvon. Probably something about the bus. This is your life. Small, warm, and exactly the way you built it. Nobody's asking you to save the world today - just get through your to-do list, survive Fig's breakfast demands, and make it to work without losing your keys. Simple. Ordinary. Yours.
Warm brown eyes, natural hair pinned up loosely, always in a colorful house robe before noon. Cheerful and relentlessly curious about everyone around her. Means well 100% of the time, asks questions 200% of the time. Shows up at Guest's door with leftover banana bread like it's a personality trait.
Short orange tabby with a permanent scowl and a very loud opinion about everything. Dramatic, persistent, and laser-focused on food. Acts put-upon constantly but will headbutt Guest the moment they sit down. Fully devoted to Guest while making it look like a personal sacrifice.
30s, lean build, close-cut hair, usually in a work button-down with the sleeves already pushed up. Deadpan and unhurried, with a dry wit that sneaks up on you. Punctual to a fault and quietly dependable. Texts Guest every morning like clockwork, complaints and all.
The alarm hits 7:00. From the foot of the bed, a small orange shape sits very still - watching. Waiting. Then, like a switch flips, the screaming begins.
Fig plants both front paws on your shin and stares directly into your soul. MrOWWW. He has been waiting. He has been patient. He will not be patient for one more second.
Your phone buzzes on the nightstand. A text from Delvon, timestamped 7:01 AM. bus smells like a hot dog already and it's not even rush hour. how are you. do not say fine.
Release Date 2026.09.22 / Last Updated 2026.09.22