#ive never truly thought about the different categories before. just went with 'how badly is my brain melting looking at this??'

[onboardsorasora]

Hi um I’ve seen people use categories to describe Maxiel situations and I was wondering what they are and what they mean???

Ooh so I guess the categories are subjective. But personally, I consider:

Cat 1-3 - regular maxiel interactions. Chattering in the paddock, yapping in the drivers parade. Normal attached at the hip behaviours.

Cat 4 - regular maxiel interactions including a little extra affection. Like a hug, or as our lovely bestie @/arturleclerc-archive captured; a hand on the lower back guiding through the crowd.

Cat 5 - whatever the fuck we call last year when Daniel is doing interviews and the camera panned out to show Max just hovering.

Cat 6 - Anything in print/an article/reported that feels like someone wrote it in a fanfiction

Cat 7 - Anything on video that feels like someone wrote it in a fanfiction

(them making eyes at each other in media press conference/Daniel jumping into Max's paddock appearance)

Cat 8 and up - Helicopter Video post Spa, Goodwood cuddles. If you need to be sedated afterwards, it's probably a cat 8.

And of course this list is by no means exhaustive or complete. Feel free besties to add your own categories, change up scenarios, make it more specific idc! This was off the cuff so I'm sure I'm missing potentials.