It's amazing the things that Vasaline can do.

So there was a boy cat and a girl cat and both were rather stubborn…

About five miles from Denali, Alaska there is a dusty town with a small airfield stark in the center of it. The name of the town isn’t all that important but what is, is that on either side of the airfield are two identical fences that block off some kind of children’s’ playground. Each night, as the sky turns to the color of pink lemonade, the boy cat creeps on over to the west fence and the girl cat creeps on over to the east fence. They sit on the fences with the other cats all night and call to each other back and forth across the airfield. It’s early summer, which is prime spotting season for Alaskan grizzlies but the cats get lucky with the sound of planes taking off being enough to scare the grizzlies and the even more dangerous moose away. Because of this, both the boy cat and the girl cat feel comfortable enough to call to each other far longer into the night and early morning than all of the other cats and often find themselves being the last ones up. Neither minds being the only one left on their side to watch the continuous lifting off and landing of planes.

The boy cat likes the girl cat.

The girl cat likes the boy cat.

All of the other cats continue to let the boy cat and girl cat be the last ones up because they know what’s going on. The westside cats try and coax the boy to make a move and walk over to the east fence, as do the eastside cats with the girl cat. And each and every night, as if by clockwork, the boy cat declines, as does the girl cat.

The boy cat is too stubborn and passive.

The girl cat is too stubborn and shy.

However, each and every night the westside cats and the eastside cats persist. They know that the boy cat and the girl cat are perfect for each other. They also know that the boy cat and the girl cat know that they know that they know that they’re perfect for each other.

The Boy cat likes watching Entourage and listening to Duran Duran.

The girl cat likes watching Entourage and listening to Duran Duran.

Finally, one day, the westside cats have a fit and push the boy cat far enough across the side of the airfield for the eastside cats to see him. Of course, the eastside cats do see him and decide to do the same to the girl cat. Both sides yell and usher the boy cat and girl cat to make a move and walk over. Finally, they give up and do as asked.

The boy cat walks to the girl cat.

The girl cat walks to the boy cat.

Eventually, it gets to the point where the cats find themselves directly in front of the other. If either were to make a move, just one half-step, there nose would be touching the other’s. The sound of a small piper craft can be heard taking off in the distance as they inhale and exhale each other’s breath. Eventually, the boy cat takes a step and the girl cat takes a step.

The boy cat walks past the girl cat.

The girl cat walks past the boy cat.

Neither the boy cat nor the girl cat ever makes any kind of move towards the other ever again because of their stubbornness. In a fantasy, the two would do something along the lines of giving in and running off into the sunrise licking each other's ears. However, this will be kept a bit real and left at a dead end.

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-hayley



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