#<- that was my cat

[luckycharms1701]

*crawls carefully over to a deep and foreboding gaping hole and peeks my head over the edge to look inside. There I see three feral tumblrs prowling around and laughing maniacally (y’all know who you are)

I pull back a little to glance at the warning sign written in bold lettering “Mikey Well: DO NOT ENGAGE IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO FALL IN AND SUFFER THE SAME FATE”

I let out a little hum and tilt my head curiously, inching back towards the mouth of the hole. “They look hungry though…And it is the holidays…I wouldn’t want them to feel lonely…”

Turn slightly and grabs something out of my pocket. I glance at the random ask request sitting in my palm, considering for a moment. Then I shrug nonchalantly and with a sheepish grin, cautiously drop the ask into the Mikey Well*

Just wondering on your take on how Bayverse Mikey would handle having a friend/SO who’s exTrEmElY touch starved, to the point that most touches become super overwhelming. I think it would be interesting to see how he would handle that being the most physically affectionate of the turtle brothers 🤔

And then also how would Mikey respond to said individual finally feeling secure enough to request affection? AnYhOo, Hope you have a wonderful New Year and may all the good come back to you in the coming days. May you always feel inspired and never experience creative blocks! Here’s a little request for y’all to gnaw on for a while and once again please know how appreciated you are!🧡✨

ooooooo, a new request to gnaw on, i love those!!!!

and honestly, anon-chan, i wouldn't call it **maniacal** laughter! just a little, you know, crazed

we're certainly not reaching out to bodily pull you in the well with us

anyway, thank you very much for the new year's wishes! may you have a year that you've only ever dreamed of!

oh man what a request too thank you!! as someone who is seriously touch starved myself i have Thoughts

Mikey has so many feelings the first time you flinch away from his touch. He is sad that what he sees as an overture of friendship is apparently rebuffed. He is upset that you, who has been so kind to them, must still somehow see them as monsters. Why else would you shy away from his touch? He is angry, because he once again has been denied something because of who he is. Because of something he can't help, something that honestly, deep down, he doesn't really want to change.

It takes him some time, and a lot of pushing down his natural instinct to reach out, to realize that you don't let anyone touch you, not even other humans. To be fair, he's not really in a position to witness you interacting with other humans a lot. But April, Casey, and Vern all receive the same flinch that he did, so it must be a universal thing.

He feels the same things all over again. Sad, because he can't imagine going through life without the healing power of another's touch. Upset, because he should have realized sooner. Angry, because you are the one going through this.

Mikey's not the type to let this stand. But it's not like he can really do anything without your agreement. And he can't talk to you about it, it's not like you're Raph. Besides, he's still feeling a little... cagey? No, a little cautious around you. He really, really doesn't want to be proven wrong.

So he opts for the agonizing option of waiting. It's so hard, but it's for you, so he does it. He takes every opportunity to subtly (like a brick wall, but no one has the heart to tell him that) let you know that he's available to be touched. He hopes that with time you will reach out yourself and give him the permission he desperately wants.

When you reach out and touch him for the first time? Well, sunshine boy earns his name. He is so happy, even if he can't pick you up and spin you around the way he wants to. So he tucks that feeling away, for a time when that will be possible. He hopes that time is soon.

And when that time does come? When you finally come to him and ask for the affection he longs to give you? Mikey can hardly believe it. He starts small, though this too is hard for him. A press of his hand to your arm. A brief one-armed hug. A ruffle of your hair. Even those small touches are enough to give him joy. He's so happy that you're letting someone in, and he's especially happy that you chose to let him in, of all people.

When he gets to pick you up and spin you around the way it feels like he's always wanted to, it's only natural for it to end with a kiss.

#talking tag #writing tag #tmnt #bayverse mikey #i did Not intend for this to become a fic #it was supposed to be headcanon style #but i am still in fic writing mode i guess #so have this #`11111 #<- that was my cat #i'm leaving it because i love her a lot #hey hey spoon #yorsh #anything to add??

[kleefkruid]

My cats have this meow that means "please come with me to fix this" after which they'll lead me to the problem in question, usually a empty (or 'empty') food bowl or a closed door they want open. They look at the 'problem', they look back at me, clear message.

What fascinates me is how this illustrates what they percieve as being in the realm of my 'power.' I control the food, I control the door, sure, but my cats love to sit on the balcony in the sun, and it has happened plenty of times that on a rainy day they come get me, go to the balcony and show me... the rain. "Please fix this" they say. "Please get rid of the wet"

"Silly kitty," I say, "I can't control the rain." I then walk into the shower and turn on the rain.

#my cats #cats #oskar #marcel

[teathattast]

#saw my meme featured in a carousel so i had to share it lol #wholesome #cats #the i can do this is mine btw

[navysealt4t]

60k mentally unwell jay ferin. i want her

#and they’re literally in my STATE #:( i wana adopt them so bad #cats #petfinder

[cute-catts]

#cats of tumblr #cat #cats #kitty #kitten #animals #funny cats #funny #cute cats #cute #funny animals #pets #meow #my cat #lol #haha #humor #kittens #kitties

[griancraft]

Listen to skyjacks also look at my cat

#I don’t want big booby death Vader as my top post #sorry #so look at my cat

[kakaocho]

Izutsumiii

My fave character so far

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #dungeon meshi izutsumi #izutsumi #catgirl #anime #manga #traditional art #digital art #my art #cat loaf

[shurinpat]

boops you

#boop! #my art <3 #patches #patches fanart #dreamblr #dreamwastaken #dream fanart #cat art #cat doodle #doodle #digital art #drawing #digital illustration #cats #artists on tumblr

[mqqqteor]

> mom spilled trace amount of curry powder on the floor

> cool ok ill sweep it up in a sec

> go to the bathroom, come back

> curry powder is suspiciously less

> cat is suspiciously yellow

#loki my darling loki . shes such a smart cat but she has her moments #her entire ass was yellow #mqqq.txt

[pien-art]

izutsumiiiiiiii. kitby

#im sure some of these mustve been done beforrrre #my art #art #fanart #dunmeshi #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #izutsumi #izutsumi dungeon meshi #marcille donato #senshi #senshi dungeon meshi #dunmesh #cat meme

[fernacular]

Despite what you may have heard Bruce Wayne is not, in fact, a furry.

He is, however, very opinionated.

#My art #bruce wayne #selina kyle #batman #cat woman #dc #They break up like twice a month dw dw

[parhe1ion]

if you’re gonna introduce me to something new you have to defeat my 7 evil ex hyperfixations

#bleating #1k #10k #for anyone curious what my seven are: warrior cats animal crossing dimension 20 minecraft puppet history lego monkie kid & captain laserhaw #and the something new my friends are introducing me to is metalocalypse #50k

[lesbxdyke]

I could think of no better way to share the news than this!

So when I was 17, my cat went missing and I'd given up hope of ever seeing him again.

Until on Monday, 27th of May, 2024, my friend sent me a FB post asking 'isn't that your mother?' about the person named on the microchip.

Here he is! 16 years old, and found safe, twelve whole years after he went missing!

Yesterday (Tuesday the 28th of May, 2024) I went to the rescue that had him, and I reclaimed my boy, renaming him Artie! (He'd originally been called 'Cat' because my mother and I couldn't decide on a name)

He's home safe with me now, currently inhabiting my bathroom and purring up a storm every time someone goes in there!

I'll be doing slow introductions between him and my current cat to give them the best possible chance of living in harmony!

Here's some pictures of Artie once we let him out of the carrier:

#personal #okay to reblog #my cat #cat people #honestly i can't believe this #like it happened to me and it still feels so fanciful and unreal #like something out of a children's story book or something #he's such a good boy! #he purrs like a motorbike and loves his brushy!!!

[cheasewedge]

Bothersome creature

#catposting #cat #cats of tumblr #cheasey pics #my cat #orange cat #cats

[wrenchwenches]

#twitter #this is blowing up so I wanna add my own anecdote #when I was young my neighbors had this orange outside cat #she had babies and was eaten by a javelina shortly after #:( #one of the orange sons survived for a few years before our other neighbor shot him and he died #there were more outdoor cats in the area they kept getting hit by cars the kitten mortality rate was horrid

[jun-hug]

nap on a patch of dandelions sounds great

print! | kofi ♡

#jun arts #gwiazdka and słoneczko #my cat ocs #cats #cat illustration #cute cat #cat lovers #illustration artists #illustration artist #illustration #its actually a mix between traditional and digital art #digital art #art #artists on tumblr #cat art #cat #cats of tumblr #nature #animals art