

The Strays: The Brigand and the CatThe streets of the port are dark and gloomy. A cold, pouring rain slashes against the stony floors and the abandoned shipwrecks.
Everything about this very moment, from the summer storm to the pungent smell of the sea, feels like something Jacopo has seen—has lived before.
As he walks by himself the sight of a frightened kitten makes him stop on his tracks. Suddenly he’s taken back to that dreadful night from his childhood, when he was scared and cold and all alone. The pain from that moment flows back to him at once, and Jacopo feels that old loneliness pick at him like a fresh wound. He can’t help but see his child self in this small cat, curled up and trying to shelter himself from the rain; unable to simply walk away, he picks up the kitty and warms him with his hand, off to a warm shelter.Oct 31, 2025
Everything about this very moment, from the summer storm to the pungent smell of the sea, feels like something Jacopo has seen—has lived before.
As he walks by himself the sight of a frightened kitten makes him stop on his tracks. Suddenly he’s taken back to that dreadful night from his childhood, when he was scared and cold and all alone. The pain from that moment flows back to him at once, and Jacopo feels that old loneliness pick at him like a fresh wound. He can’t help but see his child self in this small cat, curled up and trying to shelter himself from the rain; unable to simply walk away, he picks up the kitty and warms him with his hand, off to a warm shelter.Oct 31, 2025
Comments
Ah ma ho appena visto che sei italian*! Il rendering è pazzesco, sto ancora imparando e vedere questi lavori mi da un sacco d'ispirazione. Complimenti ^^
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•Great work mate! your story is outstanding! I love how you did the painterly style and color!
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•Il disegno è stupendo!! Ti fa capire immediatamente cosa lui ha vissuto e come si è rivisto in quel momento!! Davvero bello sia il fumetto che la storia 



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•What masterful expressions. You've conveyed empathy well in this narrative and comic. I cherish heartfelt moments like these.
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•so much understanding in such a small simple gesture 
your ability to capture emotion truly is outstanding

your ability to capture emotion truly is outstanding•
•Davvero molto bello, non servono le parole, il messaggio è immediato e il gattino è bellissimo 

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•A beautiful story and the drawing is just breathtaking!
It reminds me League of Legends game with Miss Fortune 
It reminds me League of Legends game with Miss Fortune 
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•@ariakey spero ti arrivi la notifica, non sono capace a usare quest’app! Grazie mille davvero 





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tutto bellissimo...il gattino che tenerezza...





















