…I have this really affectionate cat; she loves to be held. She runs up to me all the time crying for attention. Every time I pick her up, even when she’s asking for it, there’s this moment where’s she’s startled, but as soon as I put her on my shoulder, the spot she loves? She melts against me, and just starts purring happily.
I love that. I want to do that with a SW, scoop her up, feel that one second of surprise, maybe flail a little against my grip before she realizes what’s happen, but then I just hold her against my chest, wrap my arms around her, and then she just melts.