This is not my cat
This is Max. Max is not my cat.
He's my downstairs-neighbor's cat but loves to come visit me upstairs regularly.
Sometimes he catches me on the parking lot when I come home from work. Idk if he hears my car or if he sees me from some hiding spot, but he suddenly spawns next to me, meows and rubs against my legs. He then escorts me to the front door (like the gentleman he is) and when I open it, he slips inside and immediately runs up the stairs to my apartment.
I have a friendly relationship with Max's owner and we exchanged numbers after the first few visits. Now, I get a whatsapp when Max wants to come up and visit, which is very convenient.
After Max's first visits, I noticed he was kinda unsettled. He liked to sit by my low window and look out, but after that he was just roaming around. It was probably, because my apartment was still a new place for him. So I decided to buy him a cat bed (one you can hook up against the radiator) and it took a while, but eventually, he actually used it! He would curl up inside and either start cleaning himself or just straight up taking a nap.
I have this "gaming beanbag" in my living room and after a while, he even used that for napping and chilling. One time he even watched the TV while I was playing on my PS5, moving his head with my character's movements, it was so funny.
He once even came up to me, while I was sitting in the beanbag and playing, and just curled up RIGHT NEXT TO ME (picture added for evidence). I thought this was a big deal, because Max isn't a very cuddly cat. He likes pets and I can even pick him up for some 5-second-cuddles, but then he wants to get down immediately.
A recent milestone was, that he actually slept with me in my BED. Due to medical reasons I feel super exhausted a lot and like to take 1-2 hour naps during the day, when I can.
Max was currently visiting when I felt exhausted again, wanting to nap, but I felt bad for "leaving him alone". And I also didn't want to kick him out just to sleep.
So I left all doors open and went to bed, actually curious what he would do. After a few minutes, he actually came into my bedroom, jumped on the bed, curled up between/on my legs and JUST FELL ASLEEP HIMSELF. It was just adorable.
I never owned a cat, but I assume he just likes to chill with me/at my place :)
Of course I give him treats when he comes, but I don't think it's just because of that. He purrs when I pet and ruffle him and he slow-blinks at me a lot too.
So long story short, I just hope he will continue to visit me and brighten up my day a little every time :)