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Horsey the Matchmaker

Summary:

When Alex sends a picture of his cat Horsey to a stranger on Tumblr to cheer him up, he doesn't expect to fall in love.

Notes:

This has been sitting in my drafts for a few years now and I forgot about it for a while, so it's not the most up-to-date, but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Chapter 1: worst day ever

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GR63: Worst day ever.
#I'm sad #if you have pets let me see them pls #or tell me a joke #idk # I just wanna cry #fml

 

Alex had already scrolled past the post on his dashboard but then changed his mind. His cats always helped cheer him up when he was feeling down, so it might as well help someone else.

 

20:48 - asiantomcruise:

hey 

20:48 - asiantomcruise:

i just saw your post about being sad and wanting to be cheered up so here's a photo of my cat being a weirdo

20:49 - asiantomcruise:

hope you feel better soon🙃

 

Alex smiled as he typed the message and attached a photo of his cat Horsey lying in a box that was way too small for him. If it made this person's day better, it was definitely worth a small interruption of his scrolling.
The response came almost immediately.

 

20:51 - GR63:

OMG what a cutie!

20:51 - GR63:

Thank you sooo much! Made me genuinely smile.

20:51 - GR63

I hope you're having a good day! 

 

20:53 - asiantomcruise:

thanks glad i could help you out

20:53 - asiantomcruise:

i'm really bad at telling jokes so i had to let Horsey do the trick😊

 

20:54 - GR63:

Wait wait wait, your cat is called Horsey?

 

20:54 - asiantomcruise:

haha well actually he's called Stan

20:54 - asiantomcruise:

Horsey is just his nickname

 

20:55 - GR63:

That's the weirdest thing ever mate. I love it😅

 

20:57 - asiantomcruise:

my sisters chose all of our pets names so it's not my fault

20:57 - asiantomcruise:

I think Stan is still the most normal one 

 

20:57 - GR63:

Well Mr Cruise, now you've got me hooked. I need to know the other names immediately.

 

20:57 - asiantomcruise:

omg haha pls just call me Alex

20:58 - asiantomcruise:

our other cats are called Looky, Frooky, Moomoo & Gucci

 

20:58 - GR63:

Wow, that's a lot of cats! With some questionable names...

20:58 - GR63:

I'm George btw.

 

21:06 - asiantomcruise:

damn i was hoping you had a slightly weird name too so i could defend my cats

 

21:09 - GR63:

Nah sorry, I'm boring like that

 

21:09 - asiantomcruise:

well it was nice to meet you boring George

21:10 - asiantomcruise:

if you ever need to be cheered up by a cat with a questionable name again you know where to find me😊

 

21:10 - GR63:

Thanks again, man. I really appreciate it!

 

Alex smiled to himself, feeling good about brightening another person's day, and then continued his casual scrolling.