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MeowTown — a Cat Comic by Tim Schreiber

Valentines

A three-panel MeowTown Valentine's Day comic about a cat who can't handle his own feelings. Panel one: The person in the green shirt cradles Tater Tot (a buff tabby cat) in his lap, gazing down at him with literal pink hearts for eyes, more hearts floating in the air around them. Panel two: Extreme close-up of Tater Tot's face. Huge sparkly anime eyes, one paw raised, pink hearts floating around his head — pure reciprocated affection. Panel three: A hard cut to a reaction-image meme from the TV show Community — Ken Jeong as Ben Chang being held aloft by a crowd, mouth wide, with the text 'HA' above and 'GAAAYYY' below. The joke: the cat experiences a moment of genuine affection, panics, and retreats into ironic distance to avoid feeling vulnerable. The psychopath persona requires public denial of softness, even inside his own head.