Ru is bad at touching. He does not like being pet, he doesn't like being touched without his permission. Think like, average cat belly rub permits but instead of belly it is the whole cat
Like, he enjoys watching people, he likes being around people. He'll happily follow someone and stare at them all day. But as soon as you try to touch him.
He'll let you give chin scritches and head rubs, but this much touching?? I was honestly confused at first because I genuinely didn't think it was Ru lol
Merrill happily sits or kneads on my stomach any chance she can, but she's not the same weight as Ru. Anyway, my brain had to recalculate a great deal to figure out it was indeed Rufio
I had to get flea medicine on him (he has a weird tiny bald patch above his eye so just making sure...) and while I was successful and gave him treats after