#I just can’t entirely see it personally AJDHWHRHS

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Okay I’ve seen SO MANY people say that Stanley and Narrator have dog & cat energy, and they’re RIGHT, however…

Unpopular opinion, bear with me, but I think NARRATOR is the one with the dog energy, and STANLEY is the one with the cat energy, rather than how I’ve seen it portrayed in the majority!

Why? Well, think about it!

I know the fandom portrays the Narrator as consistently annoyed at Stanley, but really, it’s just because the Narrator needs structure. In reality, the Narrator’s actual demeanor without the script is really talkative, and VERY passionate about his favorite things & what he does. He really gets into subjects when he’s going on about them— and he likes going nonstop! He likes to keep things moving, and he gets frustrated when Stanley stalls or doesn’t go the way he wants him to go. And he’s also shown to be quite socially dependent— the Narrator needs Stanley around, needs to have that interaction in his life, needs to have someone to listen to him! Even if he’s just being ignored, the whole ‘not listening’ thing is damaging! He needs to be social!

On the flipside, Stanley is (obviously) very quiet, and is completely content to do his own thing. This includes completely ignoring the Narrator’s directions and just being a nuisance in general. He does things on his own terms, much to the Narrator’s protests— the Narrator can’t make him do anything, ultimately it’s Stanley’s choice. A cat can choose to be friendly with you, but ultimately, it’s up to the cat, not you. And Stanley has proven that time and time again, he CAN be left alone and still survive to an extent— in the original mod area in the games ending, in the escape pod ending, in the epilogue, and debatably, in the infinite hole as well. Of course, the game resets after, but it’s not detrimental to Stanley in any way, while the Narrator has both stated and shown that he needs that interaction.

It’s interesting to think about for me because I continually wonder how the Narrator cat & Stanley dog interpretation came to be— though, if it popped up before TSPUD, I can see why it might’ve been like that!