Caffeinated Metropolis

Difficulty: 10/10 (requires both patience and metaphysical flexibility)

Here it is: the steaming, espresso-scented utopia no one asked for and everyone deserves. An entire glowing city, nestled impossibly inside a cracked porcelain teacup. Office towers hum. A red balloon drifts quietly above zoning code violations. The steam? Probably souls. Or dreams. Hard to say.

With each piece, you'll build toward a cozy apocalypse—equal parts bedtime story and bureaucratic fever dream. The lighting is warm, the implications are not. And yes, that crack in the cup does feel like a metaphor for your current mental state. You're welcome.

Great for: over-caffeinated night owls, urban decay romantics, and people who whisper “what if?” to their kettle.

Bonus: makes you feel like a god with insomnia.

Disclaimer: no tiny commuters were harmed in the making of this puzzle, but one balloon was emotionally compromised.