odd to post on trans day of visibility, but still, i suppose i can honor them: the cat on the left was a cat i was given almost ten years ago, would we have lived in a better world he would have turned 10 this summer on june 15th. he was named ti bas. unfortunately, he passed away in a very tragic event that left me relatively unstable ever since that was deeply rooted in transphobia. the cat on the right is named palico. after ti bas passed i thought i'd never have the heart to get another pet, and yet she found me while i was outside for a smoke on what i remember was july 21st 2019. she automatically liked me and was obviously abandoned and starving when i found her. she was very weak and could barely climb the stairs to get to my place and still tried to follow me. i couldn't just leave her and just picked her and got her stuff for what i thought would be temporary as i tried to retrace her owners, but never got any response. she was adorable and had an energy very comparable to ti bas. the only difference was her coat and being female. in a way, i know it's not the case, but it's almost like he came back a girl in a different coating. she has been following me around for almost seven years and i am incredibly grateful for that. according to the vet she was born around april 20 2019, she was just a lost baby with nowhere and no one to go, i don't want to imagine what would have happened to her would i have left her out. i'm glad i didn't.
