#indoor tom cat

[dixieandherbabies]

Dixie and her babies.

Carter is performing his indoor tom cat duties, as usual.

#cute #cat family #neko #gato #fat cat #katze #big boy #mama’s boy #Carter #the boy #prince Carter #tabby #fluffy #big tabby #tomcat #Tom cat #indoor Tom cat #sleeping #Carter sleeping #mama cat's blog #handsome #handsome carter #bugs bunny feet

[dyketubbo]

[ID: A chibi-ish drawing of two kittens, one varying shades of brown with greenish-blue and tan eyes, and the other a blue-eyed orange and white tabby. Bee, the brown one, has a red collar with a green bell and is carrying a red mouse toy, while Moth has a green collar with a red bell and is carrying a green mouse toy. They're looking at each other and sticking their legs out as they walk. End ID.] c!clingy kitties (their collars are their versions of the discs btw). reblogs appreciated if you like the art ty!

#dsmp #clingyduo #dsmp warrior cats #tommyinnit fanart #tubbo fanart #tubbo #tommy #dyke doodlez #ive decided to make them ex-kittypets rather than just ex-rouges so i cld do the collars #(i didnt feel like drawing bandanas lol) #their owners moved out but couldnt find the kittens so they just sorta. left em #keep your cats indoors kids. then you wont doom them to an early death lol #the good end of the warriors au is that erets owner just adopts all of them #also their names originally were tubs n toms while rogues but ive decided that mothwing hawkfrost style #they were just bee and moth before. to keep that extra separation #moth looks sorta generic but it makes him feel more like ctommy so #dsmp au

[spilltojill-pets-dogs-cats]

#IFTTT #Flickr #cat #tom #male #eyes #monochrome #focus #love #human #time #relaxing #nikon #d3200 #indoor #sleeping #cute #handsome #dogs #cats

[bananastarion]

If the Stardew Valley bachelor/ettes were cats...

Shane would be a feral alley tomcat that got rescued and taken to an animal sanctuary and now helps foster orphaned chicks. He'll even keep a nest of eggs warm while the hens are out. If you bribe him with enough treats he'll let you pet him. He just so happens to be in the kitchen whenever cheese or pepperoni is on the counter.

Sebastian would be like my cat Opal, sleek with shiny black fur. Wary of strangers, only affectionate to a couple people and 100% indoors. Spends most of his time in his hidey hole in the cat tree observing the world around him. He's a sucker for catnip.

Abigail would be a sweet medium hair dark grey tabby who likes to go indoors and outdoors, and occasionally gets the mega zoomies. The kind of cat you could take with you in an RV and let loose on a campground to explore. She's a good mouser, too.

Haley would be a pampered persian show cat with a pedigree who likes to lay around in a sunny window for passers by to admire. She loves pets, but make sure your hands are clean or she'll vigorously clean whatever part of her you just touched.

Emily would be a therapy cat, the kind they take to children's hospitals and old folks homes to cheer everyone up because she's so playful and friendly. She has a fascination with colorful things and loves kneading soft fabrics. She's one of those rare cats who will actually let you dress her up.

Harvey would be an easygoing cat that spends his days cheering up patients in a doctor's waiting room. He's friendly but spooks a little easily. Whenever he ends up in a high place like a tree, he gets too scared to climb down and has to be rescued.

Elliot would be a handsome longhair ginger tom, endlessly curious about everything around him. He likes to sit in the window and watch the outside world with wonder. He loves to play with feathers and hang out at the fishing docks for scraps and to feel the salty wind in his fur.

Leah would be the perfect farm cat. Friendly enough to be a great companion, but independent enough that she mostly can take care of herself and live off your land. Loves to sharpen her claws on wood.

Penny would be a sweet little ginger emotional support cat. Always on your lap whenever you need her most. Not scared of kids and always so gentle and patient with them. The kind of cat you'll never forget long after she's gone.

Alex and Sam would be dogs, honestly. Alex would be a sporty dog with boundless energy like an Australian cattle dog. Sam would be a golden retriever, no explanation needed.

#stardew valley #stardew valley headcanons #cats #sdv shane #sdv harvey #sdv emily #sdv elliot #sdv sebastian #sdv penny #sdv haley #sdv leah #sdv sam #sdv alex #sdv abigail

[followthebluebell]

Any idea where I could find a guide to cat noises? YouTube etc. has been no help

P sure it's a mix of a trill and a meow (kind of like meorrrp or mrrrpew) that a local outdoor cat has been making through the window at my girl (she normally hatea other cats but I definitely heard her mrrp back; she's spayed so no danger there)

But want to confirm before I start trying to see if I can turn Mr Lover Boy into Mrs Baybe's live in boy toy*

*he's definitely just past adolescence and she's at least 8 (based on vet and time since I convinced her to become an indoor pampered baybe)

That's definitely a friendly sort of noise. Cats make that sort of trilling meow to indicate 'hey, I'd like to be friends, can we play?'. The fact that she's mrrping back is pretty positive too. It sounds like he's still in a kitten stage of life, not quite the kitten-making stage of life.

A tomcat calling a female to mate is more like prrooORRRRWR--- you can hear that one by looking at youtube videos of "tom cats calling". It ends on this really wide sort of sound and raises in volume at the end. It can include trills and meows, but it's really pretty distinctive. If your new friend is making a softer, quieter sound, you can be pretty sure it's more in the tones of 'hey, I want to be friends'.

[leslutdepointedulac]

VC characters as cat breeds

(as requested by @hiidkwhatimdoing7525):

Louis:

Louis would be a Bombay cat as they both have strong family attachments and are suitable with children. They are perfectly happy being indoors, providing their needs are met and tend to prefer quieter environments. Also, Bombays have black fur and sometimes green eyes – Louis has black hair green eyes. Basically they look the same.

Lestat:

Lestat is a Norwegian Forest cat, due to their friendly nature and being good with people. They're very interactive/sociable with loads of energy and like a family environment (think Lestat during PL era). They also love to play.

Claudia:

Claudia is a Tortoiseshell cat. They are often described as being 'divas', which I feel can been attributed to Claudia in her own way. They like things done according to them and can have a bit of a quick temper. They can also be inclined to lash out at their owners(/parents) with an 'increased aggression' and an interest in prey.

Armand:

Armand would be a Russian Blue cat because as well as the similar origins (the cats are Russian, Armand is Ukrainian), they share a 'curious but calm' nature. They can also be 'affectionate but not clingy' (though I feel Armand certainly has 'clingy' moments depending on the person/surroundings) and are very intelligent. They are playful when comfortable around others and can be loving. They generally become attached to one particular person, forming a deep connection with them.

Marius:

Marius is 100% a Maine Coon in my eyes. Maine Coons are one of the oldest natural cat breeds in North America, and Marius is an old bitch at 2,000 years old, soooo ya. They are often known as gentle giants and are loyal to their family, though they can be cautious ( but not necessarily mean) towards strangers. Due to their gentleness, they are good around others, including children (not like that in regards to Marius. He took boys under his wing in Venice remember and gave them good lives). They also have a fascination with water (again, Marius lived in Venice, Aegean etc).

Pandora:

Pandora would be a British Shorthair cat as they're not necessarily overly playful or active, but they are devoted and sweet - natured to those they love as well as being good around others. They don't like being in the air and much prefer being on the ground (the cats don't like being picked up/carried and Pandora doesn't like flying).

Daniel:

Daniel is a Persian cat due to their tendency to be generally quiet. They can be close and affectionate towards people they know (for some reason this made me think of Devil's Minion when Armand goes away for a while and Daniel starts to miss him. Or when Daniel runs off only to get Armand to take him back home eventually).

Quinn:

Quinn would be a Siberian cat. They have an easy - going, friendly, playful and adventureous nature. They're very social and love to be in an active family household. They also like water (Quinn goes out in the swamps? Bit of a reach but hey).

Khayman:

Khayman is a Scottish Fold through and through. They are both good - natured, placid and affectionate as well as being able to adjust easily to a changed environment. They also hate to be alone.

Gabrielle:

Gabrielle is just a straight up Tabby/Tom cat. A basic cat. A cat kinda cat. They are independent and love to roam around looking for girls. They can be territorial and aggressive. I also personally believe Gabrielle would appreciate being a male tom cat. It's very gender of her. Being a straight up dude looking for gals.

#i hope you've enjoyed this little sequal to vc characters as dog breeds #this was fun to do #i don't know as much about cats as i do dogs (even though i love both) #so i hope this was good #idk i think i've done pretty well #louis de pointe du lac #lestat de lioncourt #claudia #armand #marius de romanus #pandora #daniel molloy #quinn blackwood #khayman #gabrielle de lioncourt #my vampire chronicles

[lucentclan]

the backgrounds of all the Lucentclan founders! I wanted to post this before I did Sparkstars' leader ceremony, so some of what I wrote makes more sense. I put it under the cut because it got pretty long

Also, our starclan guides sprite since I haven't drawn her yet!

Shardfoam, the starclan guide, was a mediator of Newtstars old clan before she died during a particularly cold leaf-bare, getting lost in a snow storm. This was many moons before Newtstar was lost, but when he was, she managed to leave their starclans hunting grounds to follow him. She sent him messages about starting anew and encouraged him in the directions that he'd need to go to meet his future clanmates.

Newtstar, previously Newtwhisker, was in another clan before he had formed Lucentclan.

He was a fairly experienced warrior, but while on patrol he was chased off the territory by dogs and was captured by two-legs. Newtwhisker traveled a long way with the two-legs as a kittypet inside of a strange, traveling den. He was mostly kept indoors so he wasn't able to escape until one day the two-legs were bringing in items and he was able to dart out the front door.

He quickly realized that there was no hope of finding his old home. He found a place to sleep for the night and was sent a message from a familiar but distant cat that he needed to form his own clan. Newtwhisker awakens with a new determination.

The first cat he had met was Spark, a rogue who was living between the forest, two-leg place, and nearby beach. He was half starved and barely scraping by when they met, not being used to taking care of himself. Spark was originally just giving him her scraps and overall being cold. on a cold leaf-fall night, they huddled together for warmth (Spark less willing than Newt). Somehow they ended up on the topic of Newtwhiskers clan and he proposes Spark join him and they form a group together. At first Spark was adamantly against it but after spending almost 3 moons with Newt and helping him learn, she grew fond of the tom and agreed.

The next cats they meet are Violet and Pepper, both kittypets to the same two-leg. Spark is the one who invites them to their makeshift camp, Newt was hesitant to take on kittypets, but knew they didnt really have a choice and agreed once he saw how determined the two were.

Quail was a loner, old and unable to hunt for himself anymore that Newtstar met while looking for a permanent place to call home. He invites the elder to come join their clan, in exchange for the older cats wisdom.

Rippleclaw was a medicine cat from a nearby clan. He was given a vision of Lucentclan and wanted to become their medicine cat, the clan he was from was prospering and had a new apprentice and experienced medcat that could take over his place. He left on good terms, his clan knew that this is what Rippleclaw needed. He was the one to find the starpool, lead by Shardfoam.

and finally, Sablekit was an abandoned stray wandering around a two-leg campground. He was found by Newtstar and Pepperflare who took him in and named him.

#clangen #lucentclan #backgrounds

[warrior-cats-rewritten]

who’s teh other parent of jessy’s kits, and does jessie stay with teh clans (until she dies in kitbirth)?

Okay, so...

The Thing About Jessy

I realized my OG plan can sound kinda misogynistic. Girl shows up just to die and give Thunderclan more genetic diversity... I don't wanna kill Jessy off. (Also realizing teenage me only disliked her because I was angry that after everything Bramble put Squilf through he was willing to cheat on her with Jessy because she... Reminded him of when Squilf was younger/their "cute arguments", which was gross.)

Jessy now looks a tad different, dark brown with tabby striped legs and a tabby striped tail. Her mother is addressed as well, a pure white molly with pale pink eyes.

Yes, Jessy's mother is albino. Her name was Snowflake, and their family line has Skyclan blood.

Jessy has a mate during The Hopeless Storm, though she used to have 2, the other having recently passed away. Her current mate is named Burger (mottled dark ginger tom with heavy scarring on his right side) and he is a very nervous indoor only kitty who was taken when the family evacuated. Her other mate who passed was a molly named Teacup. She's poly.

Bramblestar and Squirrelflight are in the shaky 'early rekindling' part of their relationship, not quite fully courting. Unfortunately, the flood takes Bramblestar away from his Clanmates with Jessy, the 2 clinging onto some floating debris. While they are finding their way back, they make a nest together, and Jessy doesn't mind being Bramblestar's mate at first. She doesn't realize that Squilf is his mate already and has no idea.

But... Bramblestar is projecting a lot. Projecting the "teasing" (fighting) nature he thinks he used to have with a younger, not burnt out Squilf. He projects this fun, adventurous spirit onto Jessy. And sure, she can be fun, but her main interest right now is survival, she just looks adventurous and curious to a Clan Cat. She ends up loving Squirrelflight's company, all while Bramblestar STILL isn't telling her things. He runs from his problems and just... Doesn't acknowledge things. If I admit things are wrong, I could be wrong, I don't want to feel bad.

Jessy is the first to go home, Minty taking longer to leave. Jessy reunites with her mate, and says her goodbye to the Clan, offering Bramblestar to come with her, still wanting to see if he can be brave. She isn't stupid, she was able to put the pieces together and saw the puzzle. She is not trying to steal Bramblestar away from Squirrelflight, she is putting him through a test, the same kind he puts Squilf through.

And, predictably, as this guy is the king of avoiding his problems, he avoids this too. He tells her that he will think about it, but will make sure that his Clan is in good paws. He doesn't join her, he still holds the sentiment that being a kittypet is not a good thing, and would rather she join Thunderclan.

But Jessy loves Burger, her silly, shy husband who was very brave and ran outside to greet her, giving a nice hello to Bramblestar. Burger would not have minded Jessy being his mate... Though he might also want to be Bramblestar's mate.

Moons later, Bramblestar is told by Lilyheart and Seedfur that Jessy is on the border looking for him!

Jessy meets him on the border, at her side are 2 very young kittens. She watches him, his every move, their birth was terrible. Burger is back home with their third child, a sickly and weak son, a little pale brown tabby with Jessy's build, named Teddy. 4 days old. She knows her owners will only probably want 3 kits maximum, and wants her other stronger kits to grow up to be good, noble cats, like Squirrelflight.

She waits for Bramblestar's response, to see what he will say. The 2 kits with her are mollies, one is mottled black and ginger who will one day realize he prefers the title of tom, the other having opened her eyes, revealing them to be bright pink against her pure white fur. Staring at the exhausted Jessy, the tiny kits mewling at her paws, and all he can think to ask is...

"Are they mine?"

Not "are you okay?" Or anything like that. Only the question concerning himself and something that could potentially land him in trouble with his mate, who has finally taken him back on thin ice.

Jessy keeps down a hiss of anger at him and his selfishness, and just says "I want them raised in Thunderclan." In a voice as cold as floodwaters.

As she turns to leave, leaving her children to Thunderclan's leader, she does hiss over her shoulder. "I'm fine, by the way. Burger and I are okay."

Dumbfounded, Bramblestar takes the kits to Thunderclan, naming them Mottlekit and Pink-kit. Not very creative, but he couldn't think of anything else to name the two.

Jessy does not die giving birth to her kits, but she can tell you she feels pretty burnt out. She is thankful for Burger, who cares heavily for their son and makes slow progress towards being able to sit on the porch without panicking.

So. One albino, one brown tabby (keeping in mind that Jessy is one too amd that he looks just like her) and one mottled black and ginger (keeping in mind Burger being a mottled ginger tabby). All of this equals... Jessy doesn't know. Burger doesn't know and doesn't care. They like the Clans and wanted their 2 strongest children to grow up there and make their own choices while they care for their very weak child.

If they are Bramblestar's, he doesn't claim them. If they aren't, well.... they aren't. Jessy wanted them growing up in a place where they could grow up strong and kind like other Thunderclan cats, and where she could check on them. She knows how to work her owners, they will let her keep the tiny weak kitten, especially if the other 2 "went missing".

No one knows who their other bio-parent is, maybe through cat genetics Bramblestar and Burger are BOTH fathers. But cat genes (and also the fact that cats can carry more than 1 litter) is not brought up in WCR. Teddy is okay and has 2 loving parents, Pink-kit and Mottlekit are being cared for by Ferncloud, Daisy, and Cinderheart, and are loved by the Clan.

#warrior cats #warrior cats rewrite #warriors #wcr #aks #jessy wc #bramblestar #squirrelflight #mottlepool #pinkwillow

[darlingknave]

Hey folks! My name’s Jack. I’m a disabled trans guy out the deep south doing what I can to help the local cat colony. It’s taken a couple of years, but I’ve managed to TNR and vaccinate all but two of the queens and three toms. I feed them, construct shelters, treat their injuries, and find homes as often as I possibly can.

I can usually scrape by on SSI each month but I’m starting to make hard choices that are negatively impacting my health, like going without my meds to pay for kibble or supplies to make shelters for the colony.

Wanna help? <--click there, the wishlist will be kept up to date with everything we need. Cat food, please!

The cats at the top are my indoor pals, Nibbler and Sméagol, but down here you'll find four of the twelve colony cats I look after!

Top Left: Bob is a feral queen I've managed to befriend. She is NOT socialized, does not vocalize, does not permit physical contact, and has bitten me twice when I was foolish enough to offer her a sniff of my hand. My main goal with her is TNR.

Top Right: Marmalade is... sorta feral? A really angry stray? She'll allow physical contact but only in three second bursts and only on the very top of her head, will maul you for the slightest offense, and follows me closely all over the property like she's my tiny 8lb body guard.

Bottom Left: Jorts is a 16lb teddy bear and I hope to find him a home someday soon. He is a goddamned plushie. You can cradle him in your arms like a baby and he purrs. I've yet to find a person he's afraid of or a cat he won't try to befriend. High hopes for this one, folks. I'd bring him in if my cats weren't so aggro.

Bottom Right: Buddy Boy, a feral cat who will allow me within about 10 feet before he bolts. His hobbies include showing up for breakfast and staring at me until I retreat to an acceptable distance. He, like Bob, does not vocalize, so I put him more in the 'feral' category.

#help please #we are low on Colony Cat Kibble and it's a rough month

[everybody-loves-purdy]

u ever think about how neglectful bumbles owners must have been? they take in a feral cat, and don't fix her (the FIRST step to domesticating), and then adopt a third cat who is also unfixed and don't fix him either (altho interestingly, the shelter didn't either). then, they have all 3 cats run away. like, they didn't think to keep their cats indoors when the first, or even second dissapeared? at this point Tom might not have even needed to hide his abuse of bumble, considering how little they seem to do; they might just play it off as "just playing"

I will say that dotc supposedly takes place around the 1920s so I can forgive them for not fixing any of their cats. Also it’s the UK in the 1920s so indoor cats was just an uncommon concept at the time, even now in the UK most cats are still outdoor (although in recent years more and more are becoming indoor).

But I do think they were intentionally trying to get kittens seeing as they adopted Tom from a shelter almost immediately after Turtle Tail started living with them. I think these people just saw an opportunity to get kittens and took it and ended up losing all three of their cats in the end.

#anonymous

[batsarebetterthanpeople]

Wanted to tell you how much I enjoy how you write Calico Jack. He's like a scrunkly, battle scarred tom cat learning for the first time that he likes being pet. He's starting to get the hang of being indoors but he still somehow pees on the bed every night.

Yes exactly he's so cat coded I'm very glad you see my vision I love writing him

[destinyc1020]

* Tomdaya minding their business and staying indoors *

A random media outlet: Tomdaya are thinking about adopting a bob cat 😱

Leave them alone please 😂

ROTFL!! 😂😂

Heeeyyyy....anything for clicks right?? 😂

THey know even just the mere mention of Tom and Zendaya's names (especially together) will bring clicks haha.

[eddswrold-fandicc]

Cola Losers

Bottom Edd

Matt leaned back on the sofa and flicked on the television, enjoying the great, refreshing indoors.

Tom and Edd were not enjoying the great outdoors. It was hot, humid, and they were sweaty.

But yard work needed to be done.

"Okay, Edd. How about this?" Tom pointed his hand down to a row of flowers by their fence, using his other hand to wipe the beads of sweat from hid forehead.

"Looks fine," Edd grunted as he struggled to pull a weed out of the ground.

The sound of a familiar voice interrupted them. The sound of an annoying voice, that is.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" The known nosy neighbors peered over the fence with smirks across their faces.

Edd rolled his eyes and tried to ignore, but Eduardo continued, "Looks like we have a couple of chumps doing some work, finally. That yard was annoying to look at."

Edd pulled the weed out, falling back and letting his body hit the ground. He looked up at Eduardo, "Not as annoying as you. What do you want?"

Eduardo shared a side-eye smirk with his two house mates, then looked back at Edd, "A date. With you."

"Excuse me?" Edd was surprised at this; shocked, actually. He wasn't gay, and be for sure doesn't like his neighbor.

"As if Edd would ever go out with someone like you," Tom stepped in, helping Edd off the ground.

Edd wiped the dirt off his pants, clearly avoiding eye contact with his neighbor, "I'm not gay."

Even though Edd really wasn't gay, he was a little flattered that someone would ask him out.

"We'll leave you and your folks alone for a month," Mark crossed his arms, wearing a smug smile.

Edd rolled the sleeves up on his hoodie, crossing his arms in return, "No."

Then he felt a pair of hands pulling him to the side. It was Tom. He looked back at the neighbors, "We'll be back," and pulled his friend into the cool house.

A wave of cold air hit them both. Tom immediately put his hoodie on, already getting cold. Edd pulled his hoodie over his head, and hanging it on a coat rack. A little bit of his gut hung out as his arms lifted.

"C'mon, Edd. That's not a bad deal." Tom leaned against the wall.

"What?!" Now Edd was shocked at his best friend.

"Yeah, what?" Matt chimed in, looking as confused as ever.

"The neighbors will leave us alone for a whole month if Edd goes out with one of them tonight."

Matt jumped in his seat, "Ooo, Edd! You gotta do it!"

"What?!" He was now shocked at both of his best friends.

He crossed his arms, "Absolutely not! I'm not gay, and even if I were, I wouldn't go out with him!"

"But it's a month without them bugging us Edd! Do it for us. Please?" Tom and Matt puppy-eyed their friend, who groaned in response.

"Fine! But you two owe me."

Tom opened the door, elegantly ushering Edd outside, "After you."

"Shut up," Edd slumped as he walked out the front door. The neighbors were still there.

Edd straightened his posture as he and Tom made their way back to their neighbors.

"Fine. I'll go on a date with you. But you have to leave us alone for a month after. Deal?"

Eduardo smirked, "Deal, cola-boy. I'll come get you tonight at 7. Dress nice for me."

The neighbors stopped looking over the fence and went back inside.

Edd heard Tom whistle beside him, "Whew. Edd, it's already 5."

Edd sighed as he went back inside. Guess that's enough yard work for today.

He immediately went into the bathroom and jumped in the shower. Even though it may be hot outside today, a hot shower always feels nice.

Edd looked down at his naked body, watching beads of water run down it. He didn't have the body for dating. He thought of himself as too chubby for anyone to like.

The water stopped running and Edd stepped out, grabbing a towel. He dried himself off and made his way to his room.

"Yeah! Go Edd! Did you shave?" Tom cat-called from the hallway, seeing Edd only had a towel on.

"I'm not sleeping with him!"

Tom only smiled, letting Edd go to his room.

Edd closed the door behind him, and looked through his clothes. He didn't really have anything nice but something for funerals.

He grabbed the shirt, considering this was his funeral after all.

It was a black button-up shirt, nothing too fancy. A pair of jeans were decided to go with it, and regular shoes.

A knock was heard at the door as Edd was combing his fluffy hair, "Edd!"

"Coming!" He set the comb down and exited his room, shutting the door behind him. He saw Eduardo waiting for him as he made his way down the stairs.

"Looking fantastic," Eduardo complimented, looking Edd up and down.

"Let's just go." Edd shut the door behind him and followed Eduardo to his car.

"So where are we going," Edd buckled his seat belt as Eduardo started the car and began to drive.

"Just to dinner. Maybe something afterwards, if you're up for it."

Eduardo winked at his passenger, making him blush.

They arrived at a fancy looking restaurant after a short while. It was fancy, but not too fancy.

There was a waitress waiting at the entrance, giving the two a greeting as they walked in.

"Name?" She started checking a list.

"Eduardo."

The waitress looked through a paper full of names, tapping her finger once she found the right name, "This way, gentlemen."

She sat the two in a booth, asking for drinks and appetizers, and soon walking away.

Edd could feel Eduardo's gaze on him. He felt his cheeks getting hot knowing that he was being watched so intensely.

"You know," Eduardo started, "You look nice tonight. I mean- You look good in your every day green, but tonight..." He paused.

Edd looked back at him, lifting a brow. He continued, "... But tonight, you look really nice."

Edd blushed again. He saw that Eduardo meant it.

"T-Thank you."

A faint red painted Eduardo's cheeks, "No, thank you. For going out with me tonight, I mean. I really thought you would say no."

The two continued their date. They had interesting conversations, champagne, and desserts.

Eduardo payed the bill and Edd tipped the waitress for her hard work, and left the restaurant.

It was almost 9pm by the time they left.

"Do you want to head to my place and watch a movie?"

"We're neighbors." Edd snickered.

Eduardo smiled, "Yeah, what about it?"

"You made it seem like you live half way across London. But sure, we can watch a movie."

Eduardo smiled at the thought of Edd sitting beside him and being so close.

"Okay then. My folks might be in bed already, so it'll just be me and you." Eduardo parked the car and opened the front door, leading Edd inside.

"Fine by me."

The two settled on the sofa, choosing a film to watch online. They settled on some cheesy romance that Mark never finished.

"Here, let me grab a blanket. Gets chilly at night," Eduardo grabbed a blanket hanging on the back of the sofa, wrapping it around him and Edd.

Edd scooted closer to his date, enjoying the movie and the warmth of Eduardo's body.

He looked up at Eduardo and noticed he was staring down at him. Edd returned the eye contact, letting their faces inch closer and lips make contact.

Eduardo cupped Edd's face and deepened the kiss as Edd placed his hands on Eduardo's shoulders.

Edd felt a warm hand feel around his body, not getting too close to his sensitive areas. He felt Eduardo pull him in closer as he moved his kissing to his neck. And honestly, Edd found himself getting hard.

And he was also getting embarrassed by it.

Edd's face turned into a darkened red as he shyly bit his lip. He avoided eye contact with Eduardo as he pulled off to look at Edd.

"Aww, what's the matter?" Eduardo smirked, loving the shy look Edd was giving.

"Um- Uh. It's, it's nothing."

Eduardo noticed the tension in Edd's pants, "Nothing, huh? Seems to me like you have a little problem."

He moved back in and continued to kiss on Edd's neck, noticing the chills he sent down his spine.

Edd softly sighed and moved the blanket off the two of them.

"Do you want help with it, pretty boy?" Eduardo whispered in his ear.

Edd meekly nodded and bit his lip again. He let Eduardo unbutton his pants and slowly slide them off. He held his breath as he let Eduardo touch him.

Eduardo traced his finger up and down Edd's shaft before fully gripping it. He watched Edd's expressions, careful not to make the man uncomfortable.

He looked Edd in the eye as he lowered his head, licking the tip of Edd's dick. He continued licking the sensitive places as he heard Edd softly gasp.

Edd was trying to keep himself quiet as Eduardo fully went down on him. He started to breathe harder as Eduardo bobbed his head a few times before coming back up to kiss Edd's neck again.

"You look so cute when you're vulnerable like this." Eduardo wrapped his hand around Edd's cock and started to slowly move and tease.

Edd layed his head back and heavily breathed out. He used the blanket to cover his mouth, trying to muffle any noise he made.

Eduardo squeezed harder and pumped his fist faster, whispering praises in Edd's ear.

"Look at you. So pretty and vulnerable."

"I love the way your body trembles under my touch."

"You're doing so good for me."

"Such a good boy, Edd."

Edd was now a mess in Eduardo's arms. He has his legs spread, his shaky hands grabbing onto Eduardo's shoulders, and his head rested on one of his hands. He was breathing heavily and moaning. He wanted to beg to be finished. God, did he want to cum.

Tears slid down Edd's face as he was getting closer. He rocked his hips against Eduardo's hand.

"Ah-ah, pretty boy. Let me do all the work. You just keep making those noises for me."

Edd moaned into Eduardo's neck as his words sent chills.

Edd made his noises as he continued to reach his peak, "Please... pl- Please."

"Such a good boy, Edd," Eduardo rubbed the more sensitive areas of Edd's cock, sending him to euphoria.

Edd's body twitched and trembled as he finally peaked. He moaned and groaned as he shot his cum all over the both of them.

Eduardo held the smaller man and comforted him as he was catching his breath.

"You did so good for me, Edd."

"Such a good job."

"You're so adorable like this."

Edd suddenly shot up as his phone started to ring. He scrambled to get it out of his pants pocket, looking at the caller ID and answering.

"Hello?"

"Edd? Everything okay?"

"Uh, yeah. Everything's fine." Edd held his breath to attempt to catch it.

"Okay. You coming home soon?"

"Yeah, yeah. I'll be home soon."

Eduardo handed Edd his pants and let him slip them on as he continued on the phone with his housemate.

Edd hung up the phone and sighed.

"Sounds like you better get home to your friends."

Edd looked over at Eduardo weakly, "Yeah.. I better. Thanks for the date tonight."

"You're very welcome, I had fun," Eduardo opened the front door for Edd.

"I did too. See you later." Edd walked out the door and back to his own home.

He opened the door and was greeted by his housemates smirking at him.

"Soooo, how'd it go?" Tom set his alcohol on the side table.

"It went. We had dinner and a movie at his place."

"Did you have sex?"

"Matt!" Edd called out, feeling his face heat up.

"What? You look like you did. Your hair is all messy, you're sweaty, and your zipper is down."

Edd stared at Matt's smirk, unsure of what to say next.

"You two owe me," he started walking off.

Tom gasped, "So you did?!"

"You two owe me," Edd was already down the hall.

"He so did!" Matt chimed.

"You two owe me!" Edd called out from his room.

POV: they owe Edd.

#ew tom #eddsworld #ew edd #eddsworld tom #ew matt #eddsworld matt #ew fanfic #eddsworld fanfiction #my work #cola losers #ew eduardo #edd x Eduardo

[mod2amaryllis]

there's a neighbor cat who drives Joanie absolutely crazy because he's not scared of dogs and he has to hop a corner of our fence to get home. the optics for Joanie are bad. it makes her look like a cat hating meanie the way she barks at this guy.

but we're sitting out here with OUR cats and Frisk happened to be by the fence when the cat came by. her reaction was to freeze like "OH NO" she's an indoor cat she doesn't know how to deal when a big ol tom is strolling toward her.

so it was very very very cute to see Joanie rush the fence, bark bark bark, marching along it like "HEY HEY HEY GO AWAY HEY YOU GO AW-oh pardon me frisk let me carefully scooch around you-HEYHEYHEY" which made frisk immediately relax.

#she doesn't love the dogs but at the very least she knows them well #she knows Joanie's bark isn't at her lol #and Joanie just can't fucking abide trespassers #a true watch dog terrier ass bitch #m2a #my pets

[kedreeva]

Hi there! Odd set of questions for you: I someday (within the next five to seven years) want to open a farm and forest based child care centre (so all the learning is done outdoors either in the farm area or the local ecosystems). What animals, crops, and/or peripherals do you think would suit that sort of thing? And do you have any suggestions for improving accessibility? (I know I have a LOT of work to do before I can even think about starting, this is purely theoretical right now =D)

I know nothing about childcare, as I do not have nor do I want children.

I have some vague memories of a day camp that I went to as a child that was a farm. They had some really sedate horses that the kids could ride around a pen in a circle (and we had to help with brushing and feed and stall cleaning), and some chickens in coops (we checked for eggs and helped with feed and water and cleaning), and barn cats that always seemed to have kittens (please don't). There was a tom turkey that chased everyone (please don't have turkeys, small children are TERRIFIED of large birds, chickens barely get by, ducks might be okay too). I don't really remember anything else about it, except that I enjoyed being there but it wasn't a school.

you're also going to want to consider that outside = bugs, and hella distractions for small children. There's a reason serious stuff is taught inside buildings. It's great to get kids out into nature and all, but you'll probably want to make an indoor space where they can learn without worrying about getting ticks or stung or bit by anything for most of the day. or freezing to death in the winter if that's a problem where you're at, since most school takes place over winter.

#asks #anon asks

[stevishabitat]

Long rant/emotional vomit incoming…. 

Where to start? 

In August, our neighbors moved out and left their outdoor cat, Franklin behind. We'd gotten him neutered last year during the big TNR project, so he'd retired from both the kitten factory and the tom cat fight club. So he was left kind of hanging around at loose ends.

Franklin in his previous outdoor life

He'd come to the porch for dinner with the ferals, but we could tell he wasn't super healthy, and when we had a heatwave in the 100°F range, and saw him looking like melted cat on the hot pavement, we just couldn't stand it anymore. Clearly they weren't coming back for him, and no one else was taking care of him. So we brought him inside.

This brings our indoor crowd to six. Four adults and two kittens (all courtesy of the same neighbors who had a constant stream of kittens that they would raise and then put outdoors to fend for themselves - we are not regretting their departure from the neighborhood).

The Crew at Feeding Time

So Franklin actually adjusted really quickly to full-time indoor life. But he came with a bunch of hitchhikers. Ear mites, fleas, and tapeworm for certain. I tried OTC treatments at home, but wasn't making progress, and Franklin clearly also suffered from flea allergies and secondary ear infections and skin infections from the mites.

So off to the vet we went.

He had two different bacterial infections in his ears (the tech that read the ear swab slides said "beyond reality"), so he got a full-spectrum antibiotic shot, twice-daily ear mite treatment, and I ended up with a Revolution Plus prescription and tapeworm meds for all six cats, to break the parasite cycle.

Franklin at vet visit #1

I'm hoping we're on the upward swing of things, although Franklin still has raw patches from the flea allergies that he licks compulsively. I've used an OTC cortisone spray for him, but he may need a more systemic approach. Meaning either a shot or prescription. Another trip to the vet is in the works.

Frankie being just the Sweetest

Little man, Henry, still needs to be neutered and he's going on six months old, so I can't put it off much longer. Three of the others need annual vaccinations. The plan was to do one vet visit per month, if I can swing that financially, but that's looking more difficult than I hoped. 

The Babies: Henry and Patches

We are also fighting a losing battle to keep our water heater running. It was damaged by the flood last July, but we've kept it limping along for a whole year. We've now been without hot water since the beginning of September.

My grandma (who owns the house, but is currently living with another relative) is still hesitant to invest in a new water heater. It will take all of us (me, my parents, and grandma) to jointly pay for it. So without her go-ahead, we're kind of in limbo. There are a couple more parts we can try replacing before we're certain it's unfixable. But my dad doesn't want to pay a plumber, he wants to do those himself.  

I bought a tankless point-of-use water heater so we can at least put together a temporary shower and sink in the basement.

But getting that installed and set up has been more difficult and costly than expected (needing extra adapters and fixtures to connect to old plumbing) and although my dad is doing the work when he can, he's also working part-time and can barely walk most days. He can really only do at-home projects once a week at most, and some weeks he just doesn't have the time or physical capacity. 

My pharmacy, insurance, and neurologist can't seem to connect the dots to get my Aimovig refilled, so I'm now more than a month without a migraine preventative and I'm running out of rescue meds.

I had been paying someone to help around the house for an hour twice a month, but I really can't afford it. But without the help, and without migraine meds, and with cats that are still having digestive issues from the worms, and fleas still hatching out and infesting the house... It's a hot mess.

Can you believe this service exists???

Anyway, we're floundering.

Physically, financially, mentally, emotionally... It's draining.

Anyway, I basically ended up maxing out my credit card on all of this chaos. And this is the time of year that work slows down and overtime dries up.

I wasted so much money on things that didn't fix the fleas, or Franklin's illnesses, or the water heater, or my migraines... or... or....

So much money on meal replacement shakes because I'm too nauseated to eat, and delivery for kiddo because I don't have the energy to cook.

Bought a bunch of rinse-free body cleansers and shampoos so we can try to maintain self-care and hygiene without hot water. Got that tankless water heater and a shower tent and floor mat hoping to make kiddo more comfortable with showering somewhere other than the bathroom (they're still very much against the idea). 

The payment for kiddo's therapy bounced this week, and my biweekly paycheck can't cover that and the credit card payment. So it will probably bounce next week too. I think after two non-payments we have to give up our time slot. Therapy is so important for kiddo's mental health. I have to find a way to keep up with that if nothing else. 

Kiddo is absolutely at max capacity for demands and just can't help at all, can't even do basic self-care, clean up after themselves, or help with the cats like they used to. The state of the house is stressing them out, and they want more connection with me and Grandmummy, that we don't have the time or spoons to give.

Kiddo, Jack and Henry

My mom has also been without her meds for several weeks, and honestly, she's been in an autoimmune flare for most of this year. I think all the physical work from the flood, plus the mold, and a case of covid in the last year really messed her up. 

My dad going back to work (which was financially necessary) means he's physically unable to do things at home, and time wise he's not able to pick my sister-in-law up from work, or take grandma to doctors appointments - so all of that is on my mom now. So she's less able to spend time with kiddo - leaving me as sole caregiver most of the time, including when I'm working from home.

My car is still dead from the flood, and the vehicle I share with my parents has multiple issues. So I get groceries and necessary supplies delivered and only do errands on the day I take kiddo to therapy. That's about as much as I can physically do anyway.

That one time we thought the car was driveable (we were very wrong)

I was supposed to meet my (long-distance) girlfriend for renaissance festival this weekend, but I don't have gas money and her car is in the shop getting necessary brake repairs. It's our twice a year getaway without kids, and I think we're going to miss it.

RenFaire in the Spring

I'm really just venting because I don't have anyone to talk to who isn't also in the thick of it with me. 

I think a lot of my mutuals will understand all of this. So if you're in a mess like this, know that it's not just you. You aren't a failure. 

We're all doing the best we can, and sometimes no matter what you do, the best still looks like a disaster.