The cat on your desk isn't really watching the screen. They're watching you watch the screen, and finding the whole thing very warm. Every gaming setup that has ever had a cat in it eventually shapes itself around the cat, one paw on the mouse mat, one tail draped across the keyboard, one small territorial nap on the pledge tier list you were reading.
A small note before we get to the invitation. Domestic cats purr at frequencies between roughly 25 and 150 hertz, and researchers have suggested this range overlaps with the frequencies used in therapeutic bone and tissue healing. Which is a long way of saying that the sound of a cat purring on your desk while you play is doing something real to your nervous system, not just to your mood.
Cats have been out here perfecting the art of cozy for centuries. Long naps. Soft blankets. Warm sunbeams. A quiet commitment to refusing to move once they are already comfortable. This year, we asked the professionals for a diagnosis, and it turns out the prescription is rest, soft things, and one Dream Temple Comfort Bundle to hug. The Comfort Bundle is still live for August only, cozy essentials wrapped in a lucky bag, with a mystery-colorway pair of Snugs tucked inside, and 10% of every bag funding real therapy sessions through Sad Girls Club and To Write Love on Her Arms.
Today is International Cat Day, and we would love to see them. Tag @dreamtemple_ with a photo of your gaming cat, in their preferred spot, doing their preferred nothing. We will be reposting our favorites across the day.
To every cozy gamer girl, every cat mom, and every cozy little cat somewhere in between, this one is for you.