Naminami cocopuff

Last week marked one year since the passing of my cat, Nami.

I adopted Nami when I was only 20, and through remembering her I also think back to some of my most formative years. I've been writing about and drawing her often, trying to keep those memories alive.

I'd grown up with dogs all my life, and have gone through this inevitable point of life multiple times. I guess because Nami was the first I took in and raised myself, this time was different. An unimaginable, deep, sinking pain.

Animals are the purest beings, and we will never deserve them. You know how they say that other people are the mirror to yourself? I think that is true for animals too.