“I laughed and said it was totally fine, but he retreated back downstairs to put his tough guy persona back on.”: Tough-guy’s secret soft side revealed when his adoration of cats is exposed, leading to an unbreakable bond with his feline roommates

Tough-guys, dog people, or whatever they like to call themselves, they all actually are one thing with slight variances, and that is cat lovers in disguise. It does not matter whether they pretend to not like cats, need to meet the right cat to change their mind, or simply need a little time to get over being branded a dog person, eventually they all come around and find themselves infatuated with felines.

Which is exactly what happened to the cousin of this story's protagonist, who took to spending secret cuddle time with the protagonists' cat children when he thought she was not watching. But of course she found out soon enough and was elated to see that her feline fur babies were bringing her cousin such monumental moments of joy. It is all that we can want for our cat children to do in the world, to share their qualities that inspire joy in others.
 

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