juushika

I'm glad my messages have been helpful. <3 I really enjoy talking to you, and I also find it really hard to balance communication and lack thereof during this time, so I can relate to what you're describing, though I know you've had even more pressing reasons to be unable to talk. I'm glad that we can get in touch in various ways when it's possible for both of us.

I started collecting whiskers as a kid -- I had a whole cigar box full of them, from various dear, departed cats, but it got lost or thrown out when I first moved out of my childhood home. I think I started collecting them because I found them beautiful and liked the feel of them. Now I often stick them in my journal when I find them, and write the cat's name and date. The other day, I was stroking Caper, and one of his longest whiskers came out in my hand, which really surprised me, because obviously I know whiskers fall out, but I've never actually seen/felt it before! He didn't seem to be aware that it had happened.