I have loved you since the beginning of the internet.
This is my love letter to cats. Every single one of you.
Dear cats, I don't know when it happened. Maybe it was the first time one of you looked at me like I didn't matter — and somehow that made me love you more. This is for all of you. The strays. The ones on rooftops. The ones who never came home. You are the best thing on the internet and in real life.
Home.
Chaos.
Comfort.
Everything.
"The one who looked at me like I owed her something."
"She sat on that step every evening. I never learned her name."
"A brief encounter in a crowded street."
"He ruled this alley and everyone knew it."
"Always watching from above."
"Waiting for the morning market to open."
"A ghost in the harsh midday sun."
"Those eyes have seen a thousand strangers."
"Finding peace wherever he could."
"Master of the shadows."
3:00 AM
She knocked my glass off the table. I thanked her.
7:00 AM
She sat on my chest. Best alarm clock I've had.
12:00 PM
Stared at a wall for 45 minutes. I watched her the whole time. Neither of us moved.
4:00 PM
Acted like she'd never been fed. I fed her again.
11:00 PM
Zoomies. Full chaos. Then curled on my lap. I didn't move for 3 hours.
of the internet belonged to cats. As it should.
muscles per ear. Every twitch means something.
years together. And I'd do it all again.
If you made it this far, you're one of us.
If your heart belongs to the strays, the sleepy window cats, and the alley kings — let's connect. Share your stories with me.