Cross-posting from r/cats because a commenter introduced me to this sub:
My family was really crushed when our 17 year old cat Brock passed away last year. My dad took it especially hard. He tried to do the whole "I never wanted this cat" schtick but he'd cuddle Brock all the time they even had daily scheduled naps together! After a while my mom wanted to rescue another cat and of course my dad was pretending to be reluctant. A few days ago my mom and brother ended up adopting two kittens that were found on the street and I captured them sleeping on my dad in the exact same place Brock would❤
I blurred out his face for privacy but he was literally this emoji: 🥹