The inanimals were practically glued to Mateo. You barely got any time with him because of the inanimals. Every time you two would try to have a moment to yourself one of them would always jump in between you.

Sure, it was cute, but also mildly tiring for the both of you. He would always say ‘tonight’s the night’ and when you enter the bedroom, all of the inanimals were piled on your bed.

Today, you woke up a bit late. You took a little bit to mentally wake up before getting out of bed and walking to the bathroom. When you stood in the doorway, you saw your boyfriend and all the inanimals.

Mateo was half asleep still, slowly brushing his teeth with his eyes closed, wearing a black shirt and shorts. The inanimals were surrounding him, one of the cats, Kiki, was standing on his back with her tail around his neck.