#oneaday Day 138: My Cat is a Tsundere

My cat Meg is a tsundere. I've always suspected this to a certain degree, but the last couple of days have proven it beyond all measure.

My mother-in-law is presently visiting, and this has caused our newer cat Patti to spend the last day and a half hiding. She's very confident with me and Andie now, but she's not very good with strangers and tends to try and stay out of sight.

Longstanding readers will recall that Meg and Patti have been having a somewhat strained but vaguely tolerant relationship up until this point, with sightings of one another usually accompanied by a bit of hissing and occasionally one launching themselves at the other (usually Patti launching herself at Meg). This would, naturally, suggest to the casual observer that they do not like one another.

However, Patti has a tendency to follow Meg around at a distance, particularly if she goes outside, so it's quite clear that she wants to try and be friends. And for the last day and a half, while Patti has been in hiding, Meg has very obviously been looking for Patti and been a bit out of sorts.

In other words, Meg is putting up a grumpy front but clearly actually holds some sort of feelings of vague affection for Patti. Further evidence of her tsundereness can be seen in her behaviour towards us — sometimes she just likes to go and sit somewhere quiet where she won't be bothered, while at others she'll come and demand affection or simply appreciate a bit of attention.

I know that what I'm describing here is not unusual at all for cat behaviour, but I just find it quite amusing that Meg's tsundere tendencies have been at an all-time high over the course of the past couple of days. Maybe there's hope for the pair of them yet.