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"I will stare at you and say nothing. Silently observe you from a safe distance. When I decide it's safe enough, I might come closer. Maybe.

Like a cat, I am independent and solitary, I can take care of myself, but I can also be very social with those I care about. But I'm always wary of strangers. I know how to take the joy out of smallest of things. I live in the moment, I love chasing and playing around with little objects, and I enjoy climbing to high places. Not too high though, just a bit higher than you so that I can look down at you and pretend to be the king of the world for a little while. Just pretend, for I know there are things much bigger and scarier and deadlier than me. But if you can climb higher, you'll gain my utmost respect.

I have acquired quite a lot of catlike behavior, for there was a time when I spent much more time with my cat than with other people. Cats made much more sense to me than people did. If you can truly befriend a cat, you'll have a friend for life. To gain one's respect is something to treasure. Something unique. Never again have I found such friendship. They don't really care what's making you sad, they don't care what's troubling you, they only want to make you happy again. Their life is so simple. Uncomplicated. And at the same time, extremely complicated and intriguing. Pretty much like my life.

Snakes on the other hand represent change and transformation. They are skin-shedding shapeshifters. Every day I feel like a different person, there's no real "me", just countless different versions. Every morning when I wake up I'm someone else. Nothing in life stays the same, not my appearance, thoughts, opinions, nor the people around me... nothing, not even my memories. It's not that I'm acting or pretending to be something or someone. Things are just changing too fast for a "me" to ever really exist.

Snakes are also very strong, muscular and agile, something quite characteristic to me also. They're cold blooded, and I think I might be as well (kind of...), cold makes me very slow, and I can take pretty extreme coldness by going in some sort of a "cold mode", or how I call it, "accepting the cold". It's a state where the body doesn't resist the cold, meaning no trembling, no movement, and the mind slips to a kind of dreamlike state. I don't know how that actually works, maybe the blood circulation actually slows down or something, but anyway this is ideal for winter night watches since I still stay aware of my surroundings. And my normal body temperature is actually a few degrees lower than average.

Funny fact: I change my hair quite often, just like a snake sheds (okay, that was a bad example, but hey, still true)

Cats and snakes are both nocturnal (well, not all snakes), and they are silent hunters who wait patiently for the best moment to strike. They are also endlessly curious, always exploring their surroundings. If threathened, both will seek to avoid conflict, but if left with no other choice, they will fight. They'll bite. Furiously and hard. And they'll hide their injuries. They live in two worlds: the light and the dark, symbolizing the balance in between. Both are also associated with healing abilities. I am extremely accident-prone, but I tend to heal fast. I'm trying to balance between two worlds: the physical world and the imaginary, and the two sides of my mind. I don't show it when I'm hurt. I try to avoid conflict, but if cornered with no other way out, I will bite back. And I bite HARD. I want to know everything, learn everything, see everything. I rather stay in the shadows, observing, waiting for my chance. When I see a chance, I take it. I'm most active at night, and I feel comfortable in the darkness. Darkness makes fire look prettier."

That's why I chose a snake-cat.
This is my entry for 's art contest:
sezaii.deviantart.com/journal/…

Description

"I will stare at you and say nothing. Silently observe you from a safe distance. When I decide it's safe enough, I might come closer. Maybe.

Like a cat, I am independent and solitary, I can take care of myself, but I can also be very social with those I care about. But I'm always wary of strangers. I know how to take the joy out of smallest of things. I live in the moment, I love chasing and playing around with little objects, and I enjoy climbing to high places. Not too high though, just a bit higher than you so that I can look down at you and pretend to be the king of the world for a little while. Just pretend, for I know there are things much bigger and scarier and deadlier than me. But if you can climb higher, you'll gain my utmost respect.

I have acquired quite a lot of catlike behavior, for there was a time when I spent much more time with my cat than with other people. Cats made much more sense to me than people did. If you can truly befriend a cat, you'll have a friend for life. To gain one's respect is something to treasure. Something unique. Never again have I found such friendship. They don't really care what's making you sad, they don't care what's troubling you, they only want to make you happy again. Their life is so simple. Uncomplicated. And at the same time, extremely complicated and intriguing. Pretty much like my life.

Snakes on the other hand represent change and transformation. They are skin-shedding shapeshifters. Every day I feel like a different person, there's no real "me", just countless different versions. Every morning when I wake up I'm someone else. Nothing in life stays the same, not my appearance, thoughts, opinions, nor the people around me... nothing, not even my memories. It's not that I'm acting or pretending to be something or someone. Things are just changing too fast for a "me" to ever really exist.

Snakes are also very strong, muscular and agile, something quite characteristic to me also. They're cold blooded, and I think I might be as well (kind of...), cold makes me very slow, and I can take pretty extreme coldness by going in some sort of a "cold mode", or how I call it, "accepting the cold". It's a state where the body doesn't resist the cold, meaning no trembling, no movement, and the mind slips to a kind of dreamlike state. I don't know how that actually works, maybe the blood circulation actually slows down or something, but anyway this is ideal for winter night watches since I still stay aware of my surroundings. And my normal body temperature is actually a few degrees lower than average.

Funny fact: I change my hair quite often, just like a snake sheds (okay, that was a bad example, but hey, still true)

Cats and snakes are both nocturnal (well, not all snakes), and they are silent hunters who wait patiently for the best moment to strike. They are also endlessly curious, always exploring their surroundings. If threathened, both will seek to avoid conflict, but if left with no other choice, they will fight. They'll bite. Furiously and hard. And they'll hide their injuries. They live in two worlds: the light and the dark, symbolizing the balance in between. Both are also associated with healing abilities. I am extremely accident-prone, but I tend to heal fast. I'm trying to balance between two worlds: the physical world and the imaginary, and the two sides of my mind. I don't show it when I'm hurt. I try to avoid conflict, but if cornered with no other way out, I will bite back. And I bite HARD. I want to know everything, learn everything, see everything. I rather stay in the shadows, observing, waiting for my chance. When I see a chance, I take it. I'm most active at night, and I feel comfortable in the darkness. Darkness makes fire look prettier."

That's why I chose a snake-cat.
This is my entry for 's art contest:
sezaii.deviantart.com/journal/…