#AnotherWorldOctober Day 17: Familiar / Beast
Added 2020-10-18 03:11:53 +0000 UTCThis is Merlin, my beloved familiar cat. He’s been with me a little over five years. Just a couple weeks before Halloween of 2015, I got up early and took my dog Loki to the park for a short hike. While we were crossing the bridge over the creek that runs through the park toward the lake, I noticed this little ball of void running full-tilt toward me along the waterbank.
I stopped and waited for him, and this little guy ran right up, stopped dead at my feet, and meowed up at me. I petted his little head, then turned to continue up the trail.
Merlin would not be so easily dismissed. He followed all the way up the trail, then all the way back to the parking lot to my car, occasionally stopping to cry until I picked him up and carried him for a few minutes. When Loki and I got in the car, he sat there in front of my car, with his paws on the parking bumper, crying piteously up at me.
So I took him home with me.
I returned to the park later that evening with the little black cat. There was a house right next to the parking lot, and I thought that he may have slipped outside and gotten lost. Nope. The woman who lived there turned out to be an animal resource officer for my county. She told me that he wasn’t her cat, and that if I liked him, I should keep him, because the park was a well-known spot for animal abandonment.
So my little Halloween kitten came back home with me, and has been by my side ever since. I’m not sure any cat has ever loved me like this little guy, or been as close to me as him. He’s the sweetest, most loving of boys, and always wants to be with me. I love all my cats, but Merlin is just... special. He’s definitely my familiar.
Comments
he is a most excellent boi, but i also love “gift shop fuckery” on the to do list
Olivia Martin
2021-12-13 04:18:50 +0000 UTC. y'all there Always has to be a black cat.
Tricia Smith
2020-10-23 21:23:50 +0000 UTCI see you have a Laundry Pressing Cat. Aren't they just the best in that fresh out of the dryer, last minute rush when you've Really got to be somewhere, you cannot be permitted leave the domicile without the requisite amount of fur tufts on. What would the neighbors cats thinks!?
Tricia Smith
2020-10-23 21:22:21 +0000 UTCMerlin is a very handsome void child. May shadow you happily for as long as possible.
Suggestive Cacti
2020-10-21 01:32:38 +0000 UTCGorgeous
2020-10-18 16:53:21 +0000 UTCOh, he's handsome! Sometimes those cats just choose us, don't they? We have a little grey cat, Selena Kyle, and she was all of five weeks old when she appeared in our driveway. We have no idea where she came from, but we started feeding her, and eventually she walked right inside our house all on her own. She's a joy, and we love her.
DaisyDarkraven
2020-10-18 12:49:34 +0000 UTCWhat a handsome man!
2020-10-18 11:23:33 +0000 UTCHe’s an absolute beauty of a beastie! You can see the intelligence behind those eyes! (Unlike ours, who is dippy, half-blind, gets motion sickness, and is a total daddy’s cat until feeding time, when she’s anyone’s!)
Kathlyn Smith
2020-10-18 06:21:09 +0000 UTCBeautiful cat! ❤️🐱
2020-10-18 05:19:01 +0000 UTCHe came to you while you were on a bridge between 2 realms, crossing over water. Of course he's your familiar.
nils hedglin
2020-10-18 04:04:39 +0000 UTCI feel that way about my boi; Half Stash. I have never been this connected to another creature in my life. He seems to sense my every mood. Im glad Merlin found you. 💜💜💜😻😻😻
2020-10-18 03:48:47 +0000 UTCMerlin's got them Special Eyes for sure!
Churlington Beesecoat
2020-10-18 03:36:32 +0000 UTC
