Cat Cafe AU

[aceofcrows]

Welcome to the cat cafe -- Coffee and Cats!

It's a quiet, well-run cat cafe featuring a half dozen permanent residents and another half dozen adoptable cats. The coffee is good, fresh, and prompt, and the sole employee is ... well... he looks a bit like he should be in a gang with his height, long hair, and goatee. However, he's incredibly gentle, shy, and absolutely wonderful with cats and small children. (Even if he's afraid he will break something.)

Come in, find a seat, and enjoy the atmosphere. Open from 11am to 2pm and 6pm to 9pm every day.

Comments

[shootykawa]

Okay, but we have to check on my other ace first, okay?

[aceofcrows]

... Your cat right?

[shootykawa]

No, the other hot volleyball ace I'm dating who I've been hiding from you all this time.

[aceofcrows]

Ah... sorry. I... guess it's hard for me to forget Iwaizumi as your ace in school.

[shootykawa]

... Sorry.

[He forgot about that. Dumb Oikawa.]

[aceofcrows]

[he reaches over and cups Oikawa's cheek to get him to look up]

I'm not jealous, Tooru. You and he were close friends and together for years. He's an important part of your life. You don't have to give him up to be with me.

[shootykawa]

He... doesn't want to be part of my life right now. But it's okay. Maybe someday.

[He still isn't able to meet Asahi's eyes.]

[aceofcrows]

[rubs his cheek with his thumb]

It's okay, and when he does want to be in your life again, we'll deal with it then, no matter what, okay?

[shootykawa]

Y-yeah.

[He pulls away a little so Asahi doesn't see tears in his eyes.]

We should get going.

[aceofcrows]

[shifting so he can see]

We should... but you don't have to hide your tears from me. It's okay to cry when you need to.

[shootykawa]

No. It's stupid to cry over Iwa-chan.

[aceofcrows]

[stands up and moves around to take a knee beside Oikawa's chair]

Hey... it's not. Please don't think that okay? Tears are a good way to let the sadness and hurt go.

[shootykawa]

In front of you, though? I don't need to show you all this.

[Still trying to hide his face.]

[aceofcrows]

[catching both of his hands to hold him in place]

Yes, in front of me. I want to know you'll be there when I need to cry. I don't want to hide it from you, so please don't hide it from me.

[shootykawa]

It's different. I don't mind if you cry in front of me, but I shouldn't be crying in front of you about stupid Iwa-chan! It's not fair.

[aceofcrows]

It is fair. I want all of you, the good, the bad, the happy, the sad. Every piece of you. And Iwaizumi is a piece of you. He's been with you since you were kids. He's a huge part of your life. I don't expect you to simply cut him out of your life without it leaving a huge gaping hole in your heart. If you need to cry, cry. If you want to talk about him, I'm willing to listen. I don't want either of us to have to dance around him like he's some dirty secret. Okay?

[shootykawa]

Okay. But you're going to have to talk about your ex too or it really will be one sided and... I don't want my relationship to be one sided again.

[aceofcrows]

Ah, I guess I can do that.

[shootykawa]

It's important... to share things.

[Wiping his eyes.]

[aceofcrows]

Yeah. Good and bad, we need to share it.

[shootykawa]

[He sniffles a little.]

Can we wait a few minutes to leave? I don't want to go out with my eyes all puffy.

[aceofcrows]

[chuckles softly and stands up, kissing Oikawa's forehead before heading to the kitchen]

I'll get you a cool rag. It'll help the swelling.

[shootykawa]

You're so nice to me.

[And he shakes his head because he's tearing up again.]

[aceofcrows]

[he comes back with a kitchen towel wet from the tap]

I hear you're my boyfriend.

[shootykawa]

[He puts the cloth over his eyes and then says quietly.]

Iwa-chan would have told me to suck it up and stop crying. He always thought I was a cry baby.

[That might have been due to growing up with Oikawa and seeing him cry over a lot of trivial things.]