Curiosity Killed the Cat by Maetel — Old Web Kakavege Archive

This feels like one of those rare VegeKaka moments where the battle is already over, the noise has fallen away, and what remains is something far more dangerous: quiet attention. Goku’s expression is what makes the image work so well. He is not charging in, not laughing, not turning everything into motion. He is simply watching Vegeta with that unmistakable mixture of curiosity, affection and boldness that only he could make feel both innocent and intimate at the same time.

What makes the piece especially compelling is the contrast between them. Vegeta is asleep, or close enough to sleep to let his guard slip, and that alone makes the scene feel unusually vulnerable. The prince who would never willingly offer softness is caught in a posture of complete unawareness, while Goku remains awake beside him, almost studying him as though curiosity itself has become a form of closeness. The old title, Curiosity Killed the Cat, gives the whole image a playful edge, but it also says something true about their dynamic: with these two, curiosity is never harmless. It is the first step toward tenderness, possession, or a line crossed so naturally neither of them can pretend it was accidental.

Do you read this as Goku simply admiring Vegeta in a rare unguarded moment, or as one of those old web Kakavege scenes where curiosity is already becoming desire before either of them is ready to admit it?

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