The Monogamy Virus

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:03:37 +0530

Krishna was not an ordinary cat.

His full name was Tensor Krishnan Iyer.

Nobody had named him that. He had simply arrived with the name.

He was black, except for a white patch under his chin. He ate only when he wanted to. Slept wherever he wanted to. And looked at human beings with the mild disappointment of a retired scientist.

Every evening at 7:13, he watched the news.

He did not understand Tamil. He did not understand English. But he understood humans.

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