stray cat xl is constantly on the run bc he's wary of humans in fear of being abandoned again, meets a human who talks to the other cats in the new neighborhood he accidentally found while getting chased, observes human from afar, realizes human won't hurt him, warms up to human who eventually becomes the light of his life, clings to human at every opportunity to show his appreciation, leaves fish remains by human's bedside, comforts human when human comes home exhausted, wishes he could tell human how grateful he is but he can't, loves human

human js buys more cat food to leave outside his place when he sees a new stray cat wandering around, notices that cat especially likes mackerel bc that's the only time cat approaches him, worries over cat when he doesn't show up one day, asks cat if it's ok to take care of cat, cleans up after cat when he has zoomies, discovers cat enjoys baths, takes time to watch the rain with cat bc that's when cat is the most vocal, seeks comfort in cat bc cat cannot hurt him like humans have, loves cat

cat turns out to be a hybrid cat so he and human have to navigate their new dynamic

cat gets jealous when humans smells of different creatures (his friends' pets all love him)