Life at home follows the quiet rhythm of our cat, Luna—calm, observant, and usually asleep in her bed by the wall. So it was unsettling to wake at night feeling watched and find her sitting rigidly on our pillow, staring. By day, she was perfectly normal.
A vet visit ruled out health issues, so we set up a night-vision camera. The truth was simple: around 2 a.m., Luna climbed onto the bed, waited for my husband’s snoring, then gently placed a paw over his mouth until it stopped. Once it was quiet, she went back to sleep. What seemed eerie was just a cat managing nighttime noise—and taking her job seriously.