♡ Library

@Adachi Yuto ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ [SH] Seokwoo was usually cautious with who he approached in regards to his need for comfort, affection and those moments where he just fell asleep. He will never know the reason why he decided one day Yuto was the perfect person to show his vulnerability to. The younger male as much as he claimed he was boring, was very interesting, the didn’t have an opportunity to talk much but usually to the Panda’s fault of not being able to handle day to day activities if he was bustling around.

Seokwoo couldn’t remove the smile from his face, the fact he was there with Yuto and he was alert and awake instead of just sleeping on him, the squeeze of his hand oddly comforting. “You are far from boring, I find you interesting personally,” Seokwoo added linking his fingers properly slipping his fingers through the others, his hands were a little colder than the normal persons and soon he gave a nudge to the man at his teasing. “What even is the place you are taking me a nap cafe?” He laughed trying to join in with the joke instead of flushing he felt the tug of his hand and that also gave a tug of excitement In his chest he really didn’t remember the last time he went outside with someone, it was probably well and truly before he got into this pet shop and he was going to pose a potential question to the man despite this being the first time they had ever talked fully and properly with out him slipping into a slumber.

@Park Junhee ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ Junhee was the only human he had truly opened up to enough to where they could spend gentle moments like this alone. In all honesty, the idea of being adopted and loved for the rest of his life was just as scary as it was exciting. Seonghwa wasn't unintelligent, he heard the whispers between friendly hybrids, the tales of owners who harmed their pets after adoption. He also knew it wasn’t as often you’d encounter an abusive owner as it seemed... but the threat still existed and the fact of it was harrowing. Large umber orbs search Junhee’s face as he signs, recognizing the kind honesty behind that gaze and how he clearly would treat his pet with the utmost care. Perhaps that’s why they got along so well. A nervous fox, and a calm man.

Seonghwa refused to let his thoughts linger any further on the idea of Junhee as an owner. The thought of him choosing another hybrid and never returning made his stomach churn uncomfortably, and somewhere in the back of his mind, a warning sign flares up. He needed to rid himself of his attachment before he was disappointed. His plush smile grows immediately upon being asked if he wished to test the comb and brush and the joy was clear in the way his tail flicks just slightly, as though presenting itself to Jun. “I would love that. Yes.” His hand moves comfortably as he adjusts how he sat closely beside the human, sitting up and twisting some so more of his tail was exposed. The best way to brush was from the base of the tail to the tip, however he was too shy to fully expose the base and so they always started from just above, where his jeans were designed to aid his tail.

@Kim Seokwoo ʳᵉᵈ ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵃ usually, he wasn't the most clingy person on this planet. enjoying the space of his personal bubble, yuto rarely pushed himself out of it to fulfill his hunger for affection. it wasn't because of any sort of dislike for the warmth of another body against his own. once it was given to him, he tended to crave more and more of the closeness. it was just the way yuto was and it wasn't going to change anytime soon. he observed seokwoo's face, smiling a little, when the hybrid played with his overly long hair, he appeared to be very joyful that day. perhaps that was a sign to offer going out together more often. "my favorite place then", he confirmed shortly at the same time squeezing panda's hand in his own a little. "you should like it. it's a perfect spot for boring individuals. quiet, cozy. the only big minus is the overflow of pillows", he added, teasing seokwoo. it was just so unusual to spend so much time with the latter doing something other than listening to his steady breathing as he slept. tugging panda's hand, he led them outside the library.

@Park Junhee ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ // It’s not necessary, I have it!

@Park Seonghwa ᵃʳᶜᵗᶦᶜ ᶠᵒˣ [] I'm glad to hear it! Did you need me to dig out the last post?

@Adachi Yuto ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ [SH] Seokwoo couldn’t help but return the hug, one hand moving slowly down to the small of Yuto’s back enjoying how the younger male rested against him as if he was the dependable one for once, his spare hand reached into the latter’s hair softly touching the strands feeling them through his soft locks. The red panda enjoyed skin ship almost as much as helping people, it made him happier than what he was now.

Seokwoo was trying to remember the last time he was allowed outside, he had been outside in the mansion but never since he was moved here it was limited for him as there were rules but memory spoke if he was with Yuto he could go outside of the mansion “I want to go to your favourite place,” he sounded excited his free hand moving to hold the other males hand.

@Park Junhee ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ // I actually would love to, I’m a lot less busy now ooc wise.

@Kim Seokwoo ʳᵉᵈ ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵃ seeing how happiness and excitement grew in seokwoo, yuto couldn't help but feel a prick of joy as well. after all it was his idea to go out somewhere together, and he was more than just glad to make the latter feel this way. the red panda hybrid was extremely kind and helpful, and in his opinion it was quite required to spoil him a little bit. and now that the older male was energetic enough not to fall immediately into one of his frequent slumbers, it was a perfect moment to leave the pet store and have some placid fun. waiting for him in the library, yuto had enough time to put the book he was reading earlier back into its spot on a shelf. it only took a couple of minutes, before he could see the latter again with the sweater hugging his upper body loosely. making a use of their closeness, yuto gently rubbed seokwoo's side, looking up at panda's face and almost resting his chin on his shoulder momentarily, as this few centimeters of height gap between them seemed to encourage this action. "great. I came here by my car, so we can drive there. but were you thinking about any café in particular? or should I take you to my favorite?"

@Im Jaebeom ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ Jinyoung's lashes fluttered, blinking rapidly as attention was focused back on him, his eyes darting down to the book, paperbacked and worn beyond belief. "It's... um, East of Eden. It was the first book I ever read..." He offered, quietly his lips after he spoke, trying to keep from getting too nervous since it was clear the other was trying to make him more comfortable. It was because of this growing sense of comfort that he gasped softly at the growl of the other's stomach. "I don't... Uh, I can show you to the kitchen?" Jinyoung's voice was quiet and unsure, hoping that would be enough to satiate the male, since he didn't have a phone to offer for food delivery.

@Bae Jinyoung ʳᵃᶜᶜᵒᵒⁿ JB nodded in understanding leaning forward slightly, intrigued at the mention of the others favourite. " What is this favorite, may I ask?" JB let his eyes wander away from the other, something told him that this was a person who preferred to be out of the limelight. " I figure, any intent reading, even for pleasure can be considered study" subconsciously JB had lowered the tamber of his voice softening the tone to reflect musing rather than conviction. In the silence between their conversations JB's stomach let out an almighty gurgle, embarrassed he let out a small laugh ... " Erm, you wouldn't happen to know where the kitchen is do you? Or perhaps a phone to order some food? Seems my stomach is protesting...." His cheeks flushing with the embarrassment.

@Adachi Yuto ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ (Screeching because I didn’t see this!)

“That’s not what I meant!” He couldn’t help but pout but he felt the other wasn’t being fully serious in that sense. Seokwoo leaned into the hand that gently touched his face, the softness of the younger male’s fingers feeling nice against his skin, the panda hybrid nodded, it made sense to start with a small outside gathering over a massive one, he slowly sat up and gave a stretch but he wasn’t quick to move, “one thing at a time,” he said this in his usual tone, as much as he would have loved to visit mountains he knew it was very much out of his capabilities, he’d be more of a burden then anything but that was something he didn’t want either. “I’ll go get my sweater and come back!” He got up and soon half skipped out of the library only to return wearing an oversized black sweater coming back and half leaning against Yuto. “I’m back!” He gave a muffled half hidden yawn, it was coming to him but he refused to say he was too tired to go outside he wanted to spend time with the human man that always offered his lap top him.

@Lin Yanjun ᵇᵒᵐᵇᵃʸ ᶜᵃᵗ Getting caught up in the book, Zhan hardly noticed the time passing until the other was right there. A small jump of surprise was what the bunny responded with as he looked up with a flush of his cheeks. Then he was smiling warmly and putting his bookmark in between the pages. Right, he wasn't just relaxing in the library while he was able to.

"Oh, hush. You don't need to apologize. It happens." After all, weren't cats prone to napping? It may have helped that Zhan was already sidetracked with the book and other things that he barely saw time flying past him. The AC was really alleviating how hot he usually ran anyway. Scooting to the side, letting Yanjun sit beside him as he opened his book again.

Xiao Zhan's ears perked up– as much as they could –at the question. Immediately, his eyes sparkled with amazement and a bright smile spread across his face. Bookmark back in the pages and shifting closer. "Yes! You do too?" The words flowing like water off his tongue. That must have been what the block was. Weren't instincts an amazing thing? He just thought he was being biased due to his adoration of cats.

The loud shush surprised Zhan, both of them forgetting they were in a library. His eyes widened before he bashfully nodded towards the librarian in apology. Then he was stifling a laugh behind his sleeve, leaning over to whisper excitedly to Yanjun. "I got this back in China. It's a limited edition copy of gay love story. Some small company published a few hundred before they were shut down. It also has some about Tu Shen; the rabbit god." It one of the few things that he truly held close to his heart and he was so happy to share it with someone else. Especially in Chinese. Maybe it helped that Zhan was finally getting to cuddle close to another being too, loosening a tightness in his chest.

@Xiao Zhan ᵇᵘⁿⁿʸ the breeze of the air conditioner had always been put on the lowest temperature possible, like they're taking care of penguins and polar bears in it. stupid him for forgetting his jacket, he's running late to his promised meeting with his... friend? he's quite unsure as there'd only been a few interactions between them other from the frequent smiling at each other from across the room. but if yanjun were to be honest, he really liked the other because he feels... comfortable. the pressure he feels whenever he's interacting with the bunny isn't as much as when he's with others.

xiaozhan was there, sitting on one of the loveseats. yanjun could only pray that the other isn't mad for him being *too late*, there were no excuses on this one as he simply lost track of time. "i'm sorry i'm late." yanjun says, giving the bunny an apologetic look, lips turning into a small pout. "my nap went thirty minutes longer than how it's supposed to be." he explains, wanting the other to know that he didn't mean the delay.

as he settles on the loveseat, he catches a glimpse of the book the other is reading, the all-too-familiar writing is definitely his mother tongue. there might be a slight difference in writing style, but yanjun cannot be wrong about this one. "you speak chinese too?" he asks, using the language he hadn't used for years since his first owner had brought him in the country. thick taiwanese accent laces his excited question. "where did you get that book, i've read lots already but hadn't seen anything like that."

his excited rambling was stopped with a loud shush from the counter a few tables away from their place. soft chuckles escape his lips as the librarian says the words "keep quiet".

maybe that's why he's comfortable with the other. somehow, he reminds him of home.

@Im Jaebeom ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ As soon as sharp eyes found their way to Jinyoung's, his own averted, not being the type to hold eye contact. That had been beaten out of him at a much younger age. He looked down at the chair, wiggling his nose a bit. "I think you're right, not jaded..." Jinyoung said softly, his head tilting to the side to look back at his own dog-eared book on the seat, and his fluffy blanket, still wrapped around his body from the waist down. "Not study, just... Reading an old favorite." He said, gaze flicking over Jaebum one more time, curiously studying the human in the midst of his space.

@Bae Jinyoung ʳᵃᶜᶜᵒᵒⁿ JB hummed softly at the others question, glad that he had managed to spark interest in the shy character. Looking up from the book he caught eyes with the grey eared hybrid, " both have their value since they both encourage good moral character but I think, for me, it's Grimm's fairytales. I like that they are darker, they seem.... Somehow more relatable" JB lets out a small laugh at himself, "or maybe I'm just jaded" JB let the silence ring for a few beats before shutting the book in his hands " I hope I haven't interrupted your study..."

@Im Jaebeom ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ The raccoon's ears twitched, Jinyoung ducking down slightly in the large chair. Of course, he wasn't *surprised*, he'd been trying to make contact too, but... He didn't expect the human to be so *subtle* in his approach. He stood taller on his knees, ears slowly perking upwards as Jinyoung allowed his face down to his nose to be seen, only his lips obscured by the back of the chair now. "More or less than Aesop?" He asked slowly, thinking on the set of tales that was more known for each containing a specific lesson within each than the tales of Grimm, whose lessons were much more veiled and recalled urban legends more often than lessons.

@Bae Jinyoung ʳᵃᶜᶜᵒᵒⁿ Flipping the page, JB let his eyes flicker up to peer across the room at the oddly angled chair. noticing the grey ears and the dark mop of hair barely visible above the backrest. " I've always enjoyed the life lessons hidden in grimms fairytales" jb mused, loud enough for the other to hear but Still below speaking volume, as he brought his gaze back down to the page skimming though the story before flipping to the next one.

@Kim Seokwoo ʳᵉᵈ ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵃ "okay, I will spoil you less in the future", he added humorously, mirroring seokwoo's smile as his hand freely wandered onto the older's cheek. now that his face wasn't covered by panda's hands anymore, yuto used this opportunity to the cheek delicately, still being able to feel the excessive warmth beaming from it under the tip of his thumb. "that would be lovely, actually. but for now, we will focus on visiting cafés and parks", he said, not quite enjoying the sadness in seokwoo's eyes. he was aware of how easily tired his furry friend could get and despite how amazing it sounded to visit mountains together, yuto wouldn't let this happen. straining the panda wasn't something he was interested in doing. "hm, right now? my only plan for the rest of the day is being your human pillow, so if you're free to go, go grab your sweater and we can leave."

@Adachi Yuto ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ “I just feel I get a lot from you, I know you are fully independent and don’t require help but I do like to help if I can,” Seokwoo smiled after he heard the offer from Yuto, he just hoped that he hadn’t pressured the male into saying he would accept his help sometime. “If I didn’t tire easily I’d have loved to of gone to a mountain with you,” he said this kind of wishing he didn’t have such A weak body but there wasn’t much he could do about it. “When you feel cute, that’s adorable,” Seokwoo laughed a little he could imagine the younger male with a milk moustache for some reason. “My preferred is a green tea matcha,” he said explaining his favourite or preferred choice. “When would you like to go?”

@Kim Seokwoo ʳᵉᵈ ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵃ humming quietly at the panda's statement, yuto knew that his words were very accurate. he didn't use the latter's help often. after all, he had his own pair of hands and legs, he could easily do many things for himself, without using too much of seokwoo's kindness. but did this accidentally make the panda upset? or made him feel less needed? "I will let you do something for me next time", he added, hoping that this would erase the little frown from the other's face, even though this face was barely visible from behind a set of hands. "mountains? I like mountains, that's true, but I don't really have time to climb them as much as I would like to", he said, a bit dreamily, trying to remember the last time he's been in mountains. "in café? I like latte macchiato, spiced. maybe with a little bit of caramel sauce, when I feel cute that day."

@Adachi Yuto ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ Seokwoo couldn’t help but be embarrassed, he wasn’t normally a drooler but he had been so tired that time he had snored and drooled over the other males pants, it was embarrassing then and it was certainly embarrassing now. “I.. it’s hard because you always do so much for me and you never let me do anything for you,” The panda covered his face just after he was able to witness that cheeky grin from the younger male;for the time being trying to hide the red as he felt the rubs almost instantly calming down. There was such a calming aura that this man gave him and he never had enough. “Hey you might climb mountains,” he said this trying to keep a straight face, he knew it was unlikely but at the end of the day he wasn’t sure how well he knew the quiet man who loved reading. “I’m glad you like my idea! I don’t really feel the cold too much, but I’ll make sure to take a sweater just in case, what’s your favourite drink?”

@Kim Seokwoo ʳᵉᵈ ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵃ yuto would be lying, if he said that he didn't feel any sort of pride running through his veins as soon as his dark orbs spotted the redness rapidly climbing up the panda's cheeks. the older male looked quite adorable, so embarrassed with the action of his sleeping body. just like adachi had said weeks ago, today he also didn't mind that wet spot which dried and got washed off long time ago. "of course! I would let you do that, if your saliva was poisonous or something, but since it's not to my knowledge, I can handle wet pants on my own", he assured the latter, grinning widely as he squirmed uncomfortably in his laps. yuto gave seokwoo's side a few energetic rubs to calm him down. "have I ever appeared to you to be any more adventurous than that?", he asked after listening to panda's little wish. "your idea sounds perfect to me. but today the weather is a bit traitorous, so you will have to grab a jacket or sweater just in case it gets cold suddenly."

@Christopher Bang ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ /boredom might be that something what brought me to the library in the first place, but now that I receive a perfect chance to socialize from my fate, I move my book aside, to focus on you only/ 96? /I ask, seemingly still interested in my book, yet it's been minutes since the last time I understood what I was reading. I look up at you, standing awkwardly a few meters away/ shoot. you got me. I'm the ghost of this library. you have three wishes. oh wait– that's not the right story.

@Adachi Yuto ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ Seokwoo continued to smile as he watched the other male place down the book, he felt the hand on his shoulder and that made him slow down in his thinking to help, he enjoyed the gentle rubbing on his shoulder relaxing more. "I did enjoy the change, it wasn't so much running around today," Seokwoo couldn't help the crimson glow on his cheeks at the mentioning of his one time that he fell asleep and he drooled all over the male's pants even if it wasn't a large amount. "Yuto! it was one time! I did say sorry and offered to wash your pants or buy you new ones countless of times but you wouldn't let me," there was a half whine to his tone at the fact that he knew he was being teased, the almost pout that left on his lips when he was embarrassed as he was he couldn't get over it. "I would love to go to a cafe and then sit and enjoy the sun in a park somewhere.. does that sound good to you, I wouldn't want to be boring," he said this a little sheepishly as his wants were always so simple.

@Kim Seokwoo ʳᵉᵈ ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵃ seokwoo's presence eventually made yuto put a bookmark in between two pages, before he closed the book, leaving it on the nearest tabletop. since he got the hybrid on his laps, he couldn't really focus on the book's plot anymore, no matter how interesting he found it so far. and he couldn't be mad about that, when interactions with the red, yet grey panda always brought some joy in his monotonous life. "no, I'm good like that", he assured the latter, rubbing his shoulder gently to keep him in his spot and thank him for the offer. sometimes seokwoo was simply too helpful. "oh? and did you enjoy the change? I'm sure you are right now. after all, you can spend your afternoon differently for once, instead of napping and drooling on my jeans", he pointed out playfully, reminding the other male about that single snooze when the accident had happened. it had been quite heartwarming in yuto's eyes, that the hybrid felt so comfortable around him. "what would you say to going out somewhere with me? to eat something or just wander around?", he asked after a moment.

@Lin Yanjun ᵇᵒᵐᵇᵃʸ ᶜᵃᵗ The sun was shining brightly through the windows and on to various spots in the room making Zhan smile to himself. Not only was it a beautiful day but he was suppose to be meeting a friend. Well, a kind of friend. The two had talked and spent time a couple of times but it really felt like there was a block between them. Sort of like they wanted to connect but it was feeling of a missing piece. There was an open loveseat that was close enough to be seen from the door but far enough that the two wouldn't be bothering anyone if they wanted to whisper about their respected books. Zhan had chosen a story he'd read a few times already and it was easier on his mind since it was in his native tongue. Curling up in the corner of the loveseat, Zhan got settled by folding his sock covered feet under him. His pink hood pulled up as he flipped through his book. One thing that the bunny could appreciate about the library was that they almost always had the AC on full blast, making it so much easier to relax. Every now and then, his eyes would glance towards the library doors.

@Im Changkyun ᶠᵉⁿⁿᵉᶜ ᶠᵒˣ *watches you read for a little thinking you must be so releaxed to do that without a care in the world, clears my throat before shaking my head*
Not really. Plus who knows maybe you're the older one
*becomes silent for a moment*
I'd like to know... this place is usually really quiet. Are you here more often?

@Im Jaebeom ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ Jinyoung recognized the volume nearly immediately - A collection of Grimm's Tales. It was one of his favorites. He swallowed, roughly, trying to think of how to break the ice. There had to be something he could say, or share with the handsome male that was invading his comfy little space. He took in a deep breath, preparing to make conversation, and parted his lips; he made a small squeak of sound but nothing else came, his words failing him.

@Adachi Yuto ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ People mentioned to Seokwoo that they saw Yuto as odd, he didn’t see that at all, what he saw was a man heavily misunderstood who in fact cared very much about people he was close to. Though a lot of the time the panda fell asleep it was because he was very comfortable. Seokwoo closed his eyes a moment at the touch of the singular strand that decided to not go into place. He looked happy until he heard that Yuto’s day was rough at work. “That’s not good, did you want me to make you some tea?” He asked it was always Yuto making things or helping him and this time he wanted to help him if he could. “It’s good so far, I haven’t been trapped in the kitchen today, I got to do other errands not so hard,” he said, he spent a lot of the time during the day in the kitchen helping prepare meals for the other people who stayed here too.

@Kim Seokwoo ʳᵉᵈ ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵃ he moved the book aside, placing it on top of the armrest to create more space for the hybrid to find his comfort on his laps. it was still a huge mystery to yuto as to how his laps had became panda's much-loved pillow. it was a bit strange in comparison to the way others usually reacted to the voice-over actor's cool aura, but he was the last one to complain about that. he actually liked that a lot, even though he wasn't exactly admitting it aloud. as always, his free hand rested on seokwoo's shoulder, yet instead of hearing the soft and steady sounds of the latter's breath, yuto heard a question. "I'm good", he answered shortly, looking down at the hybrid and carefully stroking a naughty strand of hair off his forehead. "it was a rough day at work. my voice is a bit sore. I will have to drink a hectoliter of ginger tea later", he added. "and how's your day so far? you're strangely energetic today."