by LucidDreamin
THE END OF THE WORLD IS TRENDING. #VampiresSuck #WheresTheCat Detective Hardcastle has a simple aesthetic: grey suits, grey skies, and a grey outlook on life. He was perfectly happy—well, miserable—working the rain-slicked streets of New Prague, dodging ghosts and ignoring the vampire apocalypse. That is, until he was hired to find a stolen cat. He found the cat. That was the easy part. The hard part? The cat is a tabby named Barnaby who speaks with a thick Brooklyn accent, hates damp paws, and happens to be the only thing standing between humanity and eternal darkness. Now, Hardcastle is stuck with a feline passenger who won’t stop critiquing his Instagram filters or his "depressing" personality. To keep Barnaby (and the world) alive, Hardcastle has to rely on a magic system that’s a total bureaucratic nightmare. If he wants to shield himself from a twelve-eyed bloodsucker, he can't just wave a wand—he has to recite a three-page incantation involving the history of artisanal mayonnaise and the frustration of canceled Taco Tuesdays. It’s a race against time, the undead, and a dwindling phone battery. Hardcastle is out to save the world, one absurdly long spell and sarcastic tweet at a time. Grab your salt, check your hashtags, and hope the cat doesn't get hungry. The ritual is about to begin.
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