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 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?

[aceofcrows]

I remembered the brace you wore in the games back then.

[shootykawa]

I don't want to be remembered that way.

[aceofcrows]

[shakes his head]

You were amazing...

[shootykawa]

[He chokes a little and looks away.]

[aceofcrows]

You were pretty hard to forget... and kind of terrifying. But that's because you were a truly great player. That's what I remember most. I just... also remember the brace. It never slowed you down though... not that I could tell.

[shootykawa]

You don't have to say that just to make me feel better.

[But it does make him feel better, even if he's not ready to face Asahi again just yet.]

[aceofcrows]

I wouldn't say it for just that reason. I wouldn't lie to you, Oikawa.

[shootykawa]

[He's not crying, he just has to rub his eyes for totally unrelated reasons.]

[aceofcrows]

[he takes his other hand and starts walking down the sidewalk again]

I'm sorry... that the volleyball didn't work out.

[shootykawa]

[He nods and appreciates having his hand held.]

Thanks. I... miss it sometimes still.

[aceofcrows]

I do, too, sometimes. Have you... been able to play at all since?

[shootykawa]

I haven't wanted to. I lost one of my good reasons for playing and that didn't help.

[aceofcrows]

Maybe you'll find a new reason to play eventually.

[shootykawa]

Well, a very good looking guy did just ask me to play with his team, that makes me want to play.

[aceofcrows]

Yeah?

[shootykawa]

Yeah, which by the way, when is the next practice?

[aceofcrows]

Thursday... oh... oh!

[scarlet]

[shootykawa]

I will be sure to be there. But does that count as one of our three dates?

[aceofcrows]

I... don't think so... right? It's... more of a group thing right?

[shootykawa]

Sounds good to me, I would rather watch movies or go to the park with you as a date.

[aceofcrows]

The park?

[shootykawa]

Sorry, I guess that's really corny, huh?