Portrait monochrome surréaliste au masque de chat

A black-and-white surreal studio portrait of a [25-year-old man] facing straight toward the camera in a tight vertical crop. He has thick, dark, glossy hair swept back with a side part, visible ears, and wears a dark shirt blending into a shadowy, vignetted studio backdrop. He holds a large fluffy [long-haired tabby cat] directly in front of his face like a living mask. A large opaque square censor block in medium gray with a subtle left-to-right gradient covers the center of the image, concealing most of the man's face and the upper half of the cat, leaving only the man's hair and ears visible above and the cat's muzzle, whiskers, chest fur, and front paws visible below. Dramatic low-key lighting, high-contrast monochrome tones, crisp fur texture, and sharp hair detail with a cinematic editorial mood. In the bottom-right corner, a small handwritten-style signature reads "[PROMPT by: Mr. Tariq]". No color, no extra props.