Same cat, person upgraded to wide-eyed bullet-eye delight. The cat is unchanged from cat-03: a sleepy, turned-away face with the circled-㉨ snout glyph. The right face has its eyes replaced with bold ● bullets, giving it big wide round eyes (a kaomoji convention for ‘starstruck’ or ‘totally focused’), plus the same ∀ open smile, ˵ chubby cheek, and ❀ flower decoration.
The upgrade in the person’s eyes shifts the meaning: in cat-03, the person was just generally happy; here, they are completely transfixed by the cat. The cat’s expression hasn’t changed at all. The asymmetry of focus is even sharper than before — one party is intensely focused, the other is asleep.
Use it for ‘I am watching my cat sleep and it is the best thing in the world’ moments. It is a strong fit for slow-life, cozy, cat-owner content on Instagram, Tumblr, and TikTok. It also works on Discord in pet-channels where you want to share that very specific ‘I love this cat so much’ feeling.
The Japanese matching mood is あまえん (amaen — being doted on) — the cat is the one being doted on. Pair this kaomoji with かわいいねぇ (‘kawaii ne~’ — ‘isn’t it cute’), みつめちゃう (‘mitsumechau’ — ‘I can’t stop staring’), or ずっとみてられる (‘zutto miterareeu’ — ‘I could watch forever’).