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OLDER TABBY DEFENDS ROMANCE WITH TWO-YEAR-OLD TOM; ‘HE HAS HIS OWN LITTER BOX.’

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 / BY THE CAT DISTRICT STREET DESK

Two adult cats. Approximately forty unsolicited opinions.

A younger, smaller tabby on the left looks away with oversized headphones around his neck; the taller mature black cat on the right stands upright and looks directly at the camera.

Octavia, an eight-year-old tabby with excellent posture and a terrible divorce lawyer, has defended her romance with Felix, a fully adult two-year-old tom. The pair were spotted leaving the all-night fish counter together. Neighbors immediately convened a committee nobody requested.

“He has his own litter box,” she told reporters. “And unlike my ex, he knows what goes in it.”

“He’s very mature for his age,” Octavia insisted.

She then cut the interview short becus she had promised him ice cream if he finished his homework in time.

THE HUMAN STORY BEHIND THE NONSENSE

Pattern inspiration: Bunnie Xo defends a new romance with a much-younger partner after divorce — Us Weekly, 2026-09-21. This is an original fictional cat story, not a report about the real people in that coverage.

Fiction & satire. These cats and their scandals are invented.

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