#spccb

[callabang]

as a totally anonymous catboy enthusiast I would like to know what is the catboy scene or line or concept that you are MOST proud of writing This Year xoxo

what a challenging question given that 80% of what we have written is HEAVILY redacted and also there's like three hundred thousand words lmaO

actually i dont know if pride is a major emotion i feel about catboy because it is mostly FUN COLLABORATION but what immediately comes to mind is writing [redacted] running away which was over the summer and which brought me full-body back to the euphoric tenterhooks about what was gonna happen plot-wise which i experienced throughout the whole first half of the project

[callabang]

Your fic chats are honestly just as delightful as your fully-written scenes! Are there any catboy fic chat snippets you can share with us?

that’s so sweet :) we’ve tentatively started thinking about writing the second installment but i sort of think that even if life intervenes we might still publish the fic chat?? somehow?? much to consider. ANyway, yes, here's something pretty recent!

[Fic chat under the cut, all warnings that apply for the main catboy fic apply here also!]

inspired by this tweet

calla: PERjury

chevalric: I can't decide who would earnestly argue this

calla: Oh Joel To Scotty

chevalric: oh my god Scotty would slightly believe Joel meant it

calla: Joel is like “I’ve never had a treat IN my life”

chevalric:

Scotty trying to protest he fed Joel lunch like two hours ago Joel "ever since I arrived here I have been STARVED"

calla: Joel: I’m like a STRING BEAN !!!

chevalric: Scott: "you came here that way!!!"

calla: Joel: I’m wasting awayyyyyyy

chevalric: Joel: "i was round as an ORANGE when i came here" Joel: "by the time raff comes to get me i won't be a stringbean i will be just One bean"

calla: The thing about Scott is that initial teasing he sometimes takes seriously So Joel is forced to Go Ham in order to get him to come out the other side

chevalric: joel has NO CHOICE but to be absolutely ridiculous he is so noble and sacrifices so much

calla: he can commit to the bit!! for scott!

chevalric: for scott!!! this does magically result in joel lying on the floor being fed pretzels funny how things work out that way

[callabang]

What’s Joel’s favourite clothing item

two way tie between sweatpants with a tail hole (helps his balance so much!) and the turquoise hoodie that laughts gets him with his NAME sewn in

[callabang]

What’s Kitty Joel’s bed time? Assuming he has one… does raff stay up later after putting Joel to sleep or is Joel too nervous to sleep alone

joel's bedtime is like 9pm, which means that he wakes up BRIGHT and early at 6:30, something raff would loveeeeee to avoid

typically this looks like lengthy bedtime routine with bath AND lotion AND book AND headrubs until joel is asleep, and then raff stays up for three more hours talking to scott or watching any movie too scary for joel >:)

[callabang]

Has Joel ever been genuinely scared of raff

the only time i can think of is when raff first tried to take care of his ears! joel was not expecting it to hurt, and he definitely wasn't expecting it from raff, so he got catapulted immediately into Panic. and there's lot of times after that when joel is scared, but never again OF raff, who he trusts so so so so much

[callabang]

do kitty carter and kitty joel meet? how would that go???? their in universe personalities are so very different, as are their situations....

actually i dont think that me and @chevalric ever discussed this!! i think that carter would actually be pretty mean to joel, who's not disciplined at ALL but who still gets all these treats and pets and attention?? unfair.

[callabang]

How are/have holidays been for Joel? Did they do anything for Christmas in the shelter? I assume it's very different with Raff. Also, Halloween! Does Joel get to dress up?!

i don't think the shelter did much of anything ! maybe sometimes a good samaritan would donate some holiday stuff but it's definitely not a Big Deal for joel. (and apparently it wasn't a big deal for me and @chevalric because we only talked about it ONCE:)

Joel: I was confused for a long time about the difference between me and Brucey, because Raff and Laughts treat him like a member of the family, too, you know? He was also getting his ears cleaned and his nails trimmed and he got presents for Christmas, too.

halloween IS a big deal in terms of picking out a costume and the first year joel goes as: brucey

[callabang]

Does kitty Joel steal raft’s clothes?

regularly although they are TOO too big. they smell so nice though :)