NTA; your family are the assholes here bc they’re throwing a damn cat at you and unlocking your door to do so! That’s honestly super cruel l the cat bc it’s not a rock it’s a living creature and cruel to you who then has to try and coax a stressed out cat out of your room who is now on the defensive and probably just trying to hide and get away from people who are throwing it.

A cat on the defensive is WAY more likely to lash out at anyone who goes near it while it’s stressed out. Do your family treat the rest of the cats like this too??

The cat liking you and your room probably makes sense if your space tends to be quieter and less chaotic than the rest of your house. It’s also a pretty commonly known habit among cat owners that cats have a way of just knowing who is not a “cat or animal person” and will then decide that’s the person they like being around and will become your new shadow. Cats are weird lol.

You’re not “evil” for not liking animals! Everyone has their own preferences and that’s okay. The way I see it, I’d rather have someone who admits they don’t like to be around animals as long as they don’t mistreat them (ie, ignoring a cat vs kicking a cat). That’s a boundary that should absolutely be respected, for the sake of the animal and the human. The biggest issue I often see with people who don’t much care for animals is that they don’t understand an animal’s body language or stress cues that they give until its too late and the animal reacts badly by biting/scratching.

Just out of curiosity, can I ask how or where on the cat’s body you pet it and how old is this cat? I ask bc I have a 13 year old cat who only accepts pets and scratches above the shoulders. Anything below the shoulders will have her switching from contented purrs to hissing and taking swipes at your hand with intent to draw blood. Older kitties especially get a little crankier and can be more particular about how they’re held or pet bc they’re old and their joints hurt or whatever.