If inviting a cat to your graduation party ever crossed your mind, this adorable Instagram video from @spongecake_thescottishfold is a sign that you should do it. In the clip, there is a dinner table set for a celebration, with water glasses and a lit pillar candle.
Right in the middle of it all sits a cream-colored Scottish Fold named Buttercream, wearing a tiny graduation cap and gown as if he drove to the venue himself. The video has racked up over 14.5 million views — and honestly, after watching it, you will get it.
‘Well-behaved’ cat makes himself super comfortable at a graduation party
At the graduation party, the distinguished cat sat on a dining chair, holding the backrest with his front paws, and surveying the party with the air of someone who has been to a hundred of these parties.
As guests chatted and scrolled their phones, Buttercream just sat there, occasionally licking his paws and appearing completely at ease. At one point, a fan tried to snap a picture of the cat. But he did not budge. Instead, he prompted the question, “Is Buttercream posing now?”
Scottish Folds are practically chill breeds, with a famously mellow temperament. Buttercream, for his part, really stood up to his name and characteristics, acting nonchalant as though he was way too busy to care.
Viewers in the comments section melted over the cat. One person commented, “The graduation cap is killing me.” While another joked, “Buttercream looks like he graduated top of his class in being adorable.”
Meanwhile, a third viewer pointed out, “He even pose for the picture and everything.” The word “gentleman” was used by viewers so much that it might as well have been printed on his diploma.
This cat did not need to crash the graduation party because he truly belonged there. He was the kind of guest nobody knew they needed.
