I'm glad you like my AU idea, and I'd be more than happy to share more! I didn't really have any ideas for the rest of the SMP aside from SBI, Beeduo and possibly Dream. For example I was thinking of a Sparrow or crow for phil and a squirrel for Wilbur. Maybe Dream could be a dog or something, just a bit bigger than Tommy. I don't mind suggestions!
I had a lot of ideas for accidental fearplay regarding Tommy, since cats tend to have a strong prey drive; they like to chase and hunt smaller, faster creatures so I like to imagine that sometimes Tommy will try to catch his new forest friends or try to eat them, but he always manages to stop himself before he can hurt/eat them, and they might be a bit jumpy for a bit after but they can't blame him for it. He'll sometimes joke about hunting or eating them as a playful jab but would never seriously consider it.
Sorry this was a bit longer than I thought it'd be, so I'll end it here for now 😅 I came up with this idea a few days ago, and I hope you don't mind me dumping about my idea here. Thank you for letting me share what I have so far though!
You're fine, this is all really good and I love it so much!!!!!
And ye! I love the idea of Tommy just wanting to cuddle with friends, maybe he carries them in his mouth like a kitten, but is still resisting the urge to actually hunt them- maybe they do hide and seek or tag to let him get his instincts out so he doesn't have to worry about them taking over?
And I love dog boy Dream! That's great- and now all I can think about is him picking up Tommy by the scruff of their neck and carrying them away like a kitten-
Live these ideas!! So good!!!!