Coming of Age
a CATS fan fiction by Cooking Spray
Chapter One:
The Fragile Cusp of Queenhood
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The kittens were growing up.
It was a singular statement, obvious in its meaning. And, of course, it was also a known, inevitable fact of Jellicle life. Still, for all of its solidity, Tugger had never believed it would come true.
Until recently.
By now, it was a given that wherever the Tugger went, he would be flocked by his steadfast group of star-struck, under-aged admirers. They were young, nubile, and unconditionally faithful - unlike the steady stream of Queens, who came and went from one moon to the next. They were na