Two can play at this game.
Grand Master Fluff is staring at me and I am pretending not to notice.
I see. Report back with any definitively overt moves on GMF's part to gain your attention such as pulling up pinterest on your laptop or bringing you a bundle of flowers instead of dead rats.
This will be a sure sign that your feigning detachment only strengthens his resolve. From that we can infer a reverse psychology stratagem on behalf of GMF; and we can extrapolate that to all cats, I suspect. More study needed.