I started thinking about how fun it would be to play with the idea of two characters from completely different cultures bonding and getting along quite well, but due to their different backgrounds they have completely different ideas of what their dynamic with each other is. Like they are friends, but their ideas of the nature of their friendship are practically opposite from each other.
And the example idea that occurred to me was having one character who considers themselves the dominant one, who looks at the other one and thinks "this is my loyal companion, who has served me well and whom I can trust with my life. Though they are sometimes stubborn, and will refuse to obey if they cannot see the logic behind my desicions, I consider them more a friend than mere attendant."
And the other one considers themselves the one in charge, and looks at the other one like "this is my idiot friend, whom I clothe and feed because they can't be trusted to take care of themselves. They are charming in their own way, and I like this idiot too much to leave them to fend for themselves and very likely die."
And then I realised that's just the dynamic of having a cat.
