Internet Obsessed With 'Romeo and Romeo' Love Between Two Neighbor Cats

Newsweek

28-05-2025

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The internet quickly became obsessed with a "Romeo and Romeo" love story between two cat neighbors, hopeful they'll be reunited one day.
Last spring, a cat owner, known on Reddit as u/RuralQueso, noticed the neighbor's cat escaping and spending the day with his feline, Kreacher. Kreacher and the neighbor's orange cat, Mystery, immediately bonded, he told Newsweek via Reddit.
Ever since that day, Mystery would escape every chance he could to come over and see Kreacher. They would spend the days cuddling and playing. But eventually, the neighbor realized Mystery had been sneaking out against his wishes, as Mystery is an indoor cat only.
"The first time Mystery got out, my neighbor thought my cat was a girl and they were trying to fool around, and he apologized and let me know his cat was fixed, to which I replied it was OK because my cat's a boy too, so no risk there!" he said.
But with Mystery kept inside, the cats' playdates have been restricted to seeing each other through the window. Kreacher's owner snapped a picture of how the cats spend their time together now and shared it on a Reddit post yesterday to the subreddit channel r/aww. He jokingly calls it a "Romeo and Romeo" love story.
In the picture, Kreacher reaches his front paws up to the windowsill and pulls himself up, with his back paws resting on the house. Mystery, in the comfort of his home, looks out the window to greet Kreacher. They nearly come face to face as the window screen prevents them from touching.
Screenshot from a May 27 Reddit post of a cat visiting the neighbor's feline as they gaze at each other through a window.
Screenshot from a May 27 Reddit post of a cat visiting the neighbor's feline as they gaze at each other through a window.
RuralQueso/Reddit
"Kreacher makes several trips a day to that window, even in the winter!" the owner said.
The lovebirds adapted to the new lifestyle. These two cats cannot and will not stay apart. Kreacher's owner said Mystery will sit at that window, meowing until Kreacher comes to visit. They'll nap together: Mystery in the windowsill and Kreacher in the sun.
"My neighbor and I are friends, so when Mystery does make it to my house, the neighbor will casually make his way over to have a chat and retrieve the cat, and he doesn't mind Kreacher being at the window at all," he said.
Within a day of sharing, the Reddit post reached over 61,000 upvotes as users fell head over heels for this love story.
"Please get a little stand so they can sit and see each other through the window," one commenter suggested.
A second Redditor wrote: "This is heartbreaking. These cats have found a better love than I ever have, they deserve to be together with no barriers!"
"This is so cute! I'm glad they get to see each other often, if only to stare longingly into each other's eyes," another commenter wrote.
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