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]

That's a nice way to put it, and I can respect that. I'm still not good at this stuff, I don't have a lot of experience with someone who isn't already used to me, you know?

[aceofcrows]

Yeah, I guess so.

[oh... end credits scene... dinosaurs in vegas... ah...]

Should we go get something to eat?

[shootykawa]

I'd like that, yes. Do you want anything in particular?

[He stands up and stretches a little.]

[aceofcrows]

Something sweet. Do you know if there's a dessert shop near here?

[shootykawa]

There's a good crepe shop nearby, would that be sweet enough for you?

[aceofcrows]

Sounds great.

[standing up finally and heading for the exit]

[shootykawa]

[Heading after him, bouncing with excitement.]

The lady who runs it is a fan of mine, so if you're with me you might get extra whipped cream for free!

[aceofcrows]

Fan? Ah... your modelling?

[shootykawa]

Yeah.

[He's kind of embarrassed about it, but he clearly enjoys the attention at the same time.]

[aceofcrows]

That's pretty impressive.

[shootykawa]

Really? How?

[aceofcrows]

Well...it's not like everyone is successful enough to have people know them...

[shootykawa]

[Blushing.]

Asahi thinks I'm successful...

[aceofcrows]

Aren't you?

[shootykawa]

[He shrugs.]

I was supposed to be a national level volleyball player, now I just stand around while people take pictures of me. It really depends on how you define success.

[aceofcrows]

... Are you going to tell me what happened? With the volleyball?

[shootykawa]

I messed it up, does it really matter how?

[He's instantly defensive about it.]

[aceofcrows]

... Not if you don't want to talk about it.

[shootykawa]

I'm sure you could find the answers on the internet, everyone there seems to know better than I do.

[aceofcrows]

I don't want to hear what some stranger thinks about it. You're the one whose experience I value.

[shootykawa]

[He stops hating himself for a minute to look at Asahi like he can see into his soul.]

Do you really value my experience? Do you value me?

[aceofcrows]

Of course.

[shootykawa]

I was so convinced that if I just worked way harder than everyone else I could be the best again and no one would bench me or call me overrated. So I let the pressure get to me and I made an old high school injury worse until they just phased me out.

[aceofcrows]

[reaches out to pull him to a stop gently]

... Your knee?

[shootykawa]

Yeah. You remember that? Geeze, I guess everyone knows, huh?