cats:hypothetically that’s my pillow

[kellan_the_tabby]

[ Major Tom, a big grey tabby, is curled up asleep on a pillow on my bed. ]

But we know who really owns the place, & it ain’t me.

Tom lived rough for the first couple years of his life. I don’t begrudge him a soft place to sleep, even when it’s (hypothetically) my pillow.

I’ll absolutely disturb him to get a good pic or three, though.

[ A pretty close view of Tom’s face. His eyes are mostly open but still a little squinty. The whiskers on the right side of his face are still squished down from sleeping on them. ]

He doesn’t wake up quick, these days, & I love that for him. It also means I can get pictures of him looking like that. I almost feel bad, except that I really don’t.

He doesn’t _really_ mind it as long as he gets some love out of it, so of course I gave him a good scritching, after which he was much more willing to be conscious.

[ He’s now meatloafed in the same spot on my pillow, ears and whiskers alert, looking generally pleased. ]

Still doesn’t want the camera TOO much in his face, though.

[ A very close view of Tom’s face. He is very deliberately not looking at the camera even though it’s RIGHT there. ]

That? That was too close.

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Comments

[siliconshaman]

He may reluctantly rise, but he refuses to shine! (unless scratches are involved.)

[kellan_the_tabby]

It's more 'glint' than 'shine', & the glint in the eye tends to be a murderous one.

Unless scratches are involved. He does love that.

[danabren]

Any cat who uses my pillow must have a reasonable expectation of getting my face stuffed in their tummy. I won't be so rude as to lay *on* them, but we are gonna share this pillow in CLOSE proximity, ok buddy?

[kellan_the_tabby]

he IS very reasonable about tummy access; it's one of my favorite things about him.

[cellio]

It'll be your pillow when he's good and done with it. :-)

[kellan_the_tabby]

APPARENTLY this is the case