The Yule Cat

If you heard a strange thump on your roof tonight… don’t worry. It’s not Santa. It’s not reindeer. It’s just a gigantic magical Christmas cat trying his absolute best to act normal. Meet the former Yule Cat — once feared, now fired. He quit his job working for the ogress Grýla (“terrible hours, no milk breaks”) and officially swore off eating anyone who didn’t get new clothes for Christmas. Now he wants one thing: to be a good boy. A loved boy. A house cat… …who just happens to be the size of the house. He tries to look friendly, but his smile comes with giant fangs. He tries to sit politely, but he keeps flattening chimneys. He tries to purr, but the windows shake. But his heart? Soft. Warm. Hopelessly enormous — just like the rest of him.