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]

I'm glad. I bet those kitties would be lost without you.

[aceofcrows]

[snorts]

I'd be more lost without them.

[shootykawa]

Really? Why do you say that?

[aceofcrows]

Ah... I didn't really have any plans for after college. I knew I was supposed to go, but... [he shrugs] Helping with the cats... makes me feel useful.

[shootykawa]

Yeah, it's smart to find something you like that won't eventually kick you out for getting too old...

[aceofcrows]

I'm pretty sure I'll never be too old for cats...

[shootykawa]

Exactly. That's a smart decision.

[aceofcrows]

... They... make me happy too. Sometimes I sit with them in the back when the shop's closed and just relax, and they're warm and purr and cuddle up against me. It's... nice.

[shootykawa]

That does sound nice. I don't suppose you'd be willing to substitute that for a warm, cuddly, non-purring human sometimes?

[aceofcrows]

[he blushes, ducking his head]

It... wouldn't be bad...

[shootykawa]

It sounds nice to me. Maybe another time, after our movie date.

[He gives Asahi's hand a squeeze.]

[aceofcrows]

[red]

M-maybe.

[shootykawa]

[They'll get to his apartment eventually and then it will be awkward because Oikawa wants a kiss but he doesn't think Asahi is ready for that.]

... Well.

[aceofcrows]

Want to come up? I have some tea.

[shootykawa]

Are you sure? I mean, I would like to, but only if you're sure.

[aceofcrows]

Huh? Sure. I mean, it's not that late yet, and it's... it'll be nice to catch up, you know?

[shootykawa]

Yeah, that sounds nice.

[He has to remind himself that Asahi is not 'inviting him up' the way he would invite someone up. For sex.]

[aceofcrows]

[up to the second floor, it's kind of a shabby apartment building, but the apartment itself is nice. definitely the home of a bachelor, sparse, comfortable, and very functional.]

[shootykawa]

It's cozy... my apartment doesn't look like anyone lives there yet.

[He likes it and he's peeking around at things.]

[aceofcrows]

How long have you been back?

[going to get a kettle started so he can make tea]

[shootykawa]

A few weeks. I had trouble finding a place I liked that was close enough to the trains and far enough from... some memories I don't need to relive.

[aceofcrows]

Yeah, I guess that would be harder...

[coming back over with a couple of steaming mugs]

Why'd you come back then?

[shootykawa]

I didn't want to stay in Tokyo and this place still feels like home. Plus, work.

[aceofcrows]

What do you do?

[shootykawa]

I... uh, I'm... modeling. [He's really embarrassed to admit it.]