Shhh -

[desperance]

- he's sitting on me. At the desk, all hunkered down in my lap and purring. This is the first time. Downstairs, watching telly, maybe half an hour now and then; up here, not. I'm moved. I have put all thoughts of breakfast out of my head.

A cynic suggests that it's just the colder weather, but I spurn all such thoughts; there are warmer places in this house than my lap provides. He has a chair in the angle of two radiators, if simple heat is the prerequisite. This is an important day.

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[fastfwd.livejournal.com]

Is he saying "Trick or treat"?

[desperance.livejournal.com]

I don't think they need to say that, do they? It's written all through 'em, like the words in the rock. Or like a golem's scrap of parchment, these are the words that animate their very being. When they're being animated...

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

It is for warmth, but person-warmth is better than all other kinds of warmth. 'Cept maybe sunbeam warmth.

Our cat is not a lap cat, but will snuggle up beside you. Won't sit on you, but if you're on the sofa or the bed, she'll come up to you and use your foot as a pillow.