⫯ the hog’s head

"It's not about the free food," Henri said and looked at Jacob, shaking his head a bit. it had never been about the food being free or anything. "It's about your company." He smiled at Jacob and poked his nose gently. "And I like this cake a lot so I want to share it with you." Maybe it was too sappy, too sweet, but it was the truth and he was not here to hide it. Despite them being separated, Jacob still meant so damn much to him. How could he not be honest with him, right?

Surprised Henri looked at Jacob and blinked, confused by the other's words. He his lips and there was a smile on his lips, gentle and careful. "I know we hurt each other. But... we also were really good for each other, weren't we? I mean... I was really happy with you." He his lips and looked at Jacob. It was the truth. He had been unbelievably happy with him after all. But it was in the past and while he was now happy with Jacob again, he had also been horribly hurt in the process. The scar over his eyebrow and eye was a pretty clear evidence, even though it had not been Jacob's fault but his parents. "I miss you a lot too," he said and chewed on his bottom lip.

It hurt. Hearing how much Jacob was in pain, it hurt. Because he felt the same. He could feel tears on his cheeks - the thought of being distant to Jacob hurt. Yes, he was knew most of the people in the castle but he barely had many close friends. And then Jacob suddenly got up and ran. It took Henri a second to get up and run after him, however he had caught him within a few moments. He might be small but he was damn fast. Grabbing Jacob's wrist he almost stumbled and fell. "Jake, don't-" he begged, looking at him with teary eyes and a beating heart. "Don't run away."

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：henri knight。⁰⁴ It's tough to have himself force a smile every now and then in front of his closest friends. In that moment he realized Henri could buy a slice of the dessert anytime he desires to do so. If he wants to grab something quick and sweet that is ready to go he would just visit this shop nearby the institute without a worry. A dumb thought, he figured in his line of thoughts but decided to shrug it off and think of another statement to back up his odd motive of giving him the slice of cake. "I mean... free food too, right? Who would try and pass that up? For sure, I wouldn't. Just take it, it's on me. I promise Henri, you're... a really good friend to me."

Henri is completely oblivious on his emotions that he was desperately trying to hide away from him. He hates to hurt him in anyway but he decided to leave the truth out for him to hear. Little by little he left pieces of what he truly felt lately while he spend his time with Henri at this moment. "Spending time with me even if we did got hurt?" Jacob took a shift in the atmosphere they have surrounding them in the brightly lit shop. He took a glance towards the window before finally facing Henri again. "I'm sorry Henri but as much as I do appreciate these meetings... I still miss you... Even if we do know we can't be together again."

"I really like spending time with you. I really do but,... The more I see you, the more I see you... The more I want to kiss you but I know I'm not allowed to do that anymore... I think it's best to distance ourselves for a bit. I'm sorry for taking your time like this out here." Jacob took a move to stand up and leave the shop. He hoped his speed would bring him luck and move towards his own dorm to isolate himself under his warm blankets. Enwrap him into the heat that could possibly burn his own tear drops dry. But he knew he trained with Henri and could be as fast as he could. It was a chance he tried to take.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ The oither's voice was cute and it made Henri wonder if he was really close to pouting. Whenever the other did so it was adorable and it made him smile. Jacob looked adorable when pouting. "As a gift?" he asked surprised and then chuckled softly. It was just cake but it felt like a lot more.He shook his head amsued and ate the cake. "You do know I could just get another one, right?" He did not really mind, after all it was just cake and he loved sharing, especially with people he cared a lot for-. And Jacob was one of them.

Quietly he kept eating, humming from time to time as he just did sometimes. He often made sounds out of the blue, Jacob was probably used to it by now. He ate the cake happily, finishing it rather quickly and taking a few sips from his drink. "Mh? No, I think spending time with you is just the right thing to do," he said and tilted his head. He huffed a bit. He was not the biggest fan of studying and Jacob knew that - luckily he usually finished with okay grades and that was all he needed even though his parents liked to scold him whenever he got something worse than an B - which happened from time to time.

"Oh, are you sure?" Henri said and tilted his head. "I remember we did well when we studied together," he said, not realising that Jacob wanted to get away from him. Henri was quite oblivious in a lot of situation when it was probably not exactly appropriate but even that Jacob knew it. "I am sure I can help you with studying. I've gone through it and we did that before, the studying." He smiled at Jacob and tilted his head. "We can have the cats too. Sometimes I read to Cassi whenever I cannot get into in my head."

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：henri knight。⁰⁴ ( SH ) He totally didn't forgot about that piece of info stuck into his brain. Jacob is aware of his position in the quidditch team and knew he needed his energy too. "I don't plan to practice this time sooner and I would need to sleep too besides eating for more energy once we practice." It sounded like he was pouting. He wanted to refuse his offer and decided to pout more in a fake manner just to make Henri get off of his senses over feeding him some cake. "I insist, you do a lot more work in the field than I do, Henri. You take the cake not me. Take it as my gift." A parting gift from his overwhelming feelings that still lived, piercing through his heart.

The disappointment in Henri's face made Jacob a tad bit guilty for lying to him. He had words that slipped right out of his mouth that danced like fire burning through the holes of his beating heart. The heart that once yearned for him. The heart that once loved him all those years back. Jacob gave Henri a curt nod before giving his attention towards the busy street outside filled with people who wanted to spend their time out in the open. To grab some fresh air before they continue with their daily schedule of working each day of their lives. That moment can happen between him and Henri soon enough after their departure from Hog's Head.

The kindess in Henri had always made him fond of him more and more. Today had given him proof that his heart beat again for it which he mentally stabbed over and over. Never again to experience this feeling he once felt before. "No, it's alright... But don't you think I would be grabbing too much of your time because of me? I... can't really focus studying in large, small, pairs of groups. The topics don't reach my head as soon than studying alone." Half of that was true but also he wanted to use it to get away from Henri and never encounter this feeling ever again. How much hurt he had them deal through over the past year of their relationship.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ An amused laugh left Henri's lips, shaking his head amused. "You know you are also part of the quidditch team, right?" he said and tilted his head. Well, of course he did, it was hard to ignore. To this day Henri was not sure why Jacob had joined back then, however he had loved it very much. Knowing Jacob was in the same team as he was gave him some support - even though it distracted him from time to time, but that was his own problem and not the teams. "So you need to at least try it," he said and smiled brightly at Jacob. "Energy is important for the both of us!"

There was clear disappointment on Henri's face for a second, he had never been good with hiding his emotions, before he nodded then, accepting the other's words. He did not want to pressure him into something so he just nodded and put on one of his smiles, pushing the situation away to the back of his mind. Why was it getting to him so much? He could not tell. "Feel free to try it if you change your mind, though," he then said and put the fork into his mouth, eating the piece of cake he had thought for Jacob.

"That sounds nice. The new bracelets and taking care of Lucky," Henri said and hummed softly. "I don't know, I was just curious," Henri hummed and sipped on his own drink, then noticing that Jacob's drink was almost already empty. "Let me order you a new drink," he said, not noticing that Jacob wanted to get away. Sometimes he was really oblivious. "We could study together if you want to! I am sure I could teach you some!" After all he was not in the same year and had learned all of it before.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：henri knight。⁰⁴ ( SH ) The hufflepuff stared back towards the other with wide eyes, in shock and disbelief. Jacob needs to calm down, it's not what he was thinking. Such an idiot. "For... I don't know, quidditch practice? We always need a lot of energy for quidditch." The flush on his cheeks never faltered from the excuse he'd given back to him. They both belonged to the quidditch team in their house. Henri guided him through the fields making their bond closer than ever before. They were still in good terms but not in the way it used to be when they were official. The thought just made him sigh heavily.

His eyes traveled down towards the piece of cake resting on Henri's fork. It was tempting, he wanted to steal the little piece found on the silver ware but decided against it and gently push Henri's arm back for him to continue eating. "I'm rather full today, but thank you." A smile was forced into his lips, he nodded towards Henri's direction before taking a sip of his butterbeer in silence once more. Thinking, pondering about something that has been bothering him when Henri held out the cake. Was it wrong he missed their kisses?

"Ah, probably study, make new bracelets or take care of Lucky from my dorm room. Why do you ask?" The male inquired before taking his last sip from his drink. Jacob frowned upon realizing his drink was empty and decided to rest the empty cup towards the table. Well, there goes his drink. He badly wanted to get out of the scene and forget about his feelings for Henri but, how? He'll probably understand after what he just told him about his activities later.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ "Nah," Henri said and chuckled. It was 'my sunflower', with a heart added. Currently at least. He had never dared to take the heart away or the 'my'. Not even when they had broken up, he hae never dared himself to take it away. It was like he still wanted to linger in that moment and keep it for them. Like he wanted to cherish it, cherish what they had had and never giving it away. But they had.

"Oh? Is that so? For what do I need the energy though?" Henri asked curiously and took a mouthful of the cake. It was tasty and he loved it already. A bright grin was seen on his lips while he ate it, a happy sound leaving his lips. Jacob had chosen it well and it filled him with happiness. "Really good!" he hummed and then held a piece of cake out for Jacob to eat it. He wanted him to at least try the cake.

While holding the cake out for the other he took a sip from his butterbeer. "What are you planning to do later?" he asked curiously, wondering if there was something Jacob wanted to do. Maybe going shopping together? That would be interesting. Sometimes they went to stores and trying on weird clothes, not really caring what gender it belonged to and just laughing at how ridiculous it looked.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：henri knight。⁰⁴ His thoughts lingered the moment they were talking about contact names. "Any hint to give me of what your contact name saved for me is?" It could be something stupid, he knew Henri too well. It had to be something stupid but he had to inquire. He never knew his own contact name saved from Henri's phone. Hacking was never found in his long list of hobbies and or talents found. Jacob would never breach into Henri's privacy, he knew better. He trusts Henri. He was his ex-boyfriend and now his close friend. Reality has its habit of reminding him what was the fact, slapping him as hard when his heart fell for Henri until the very end.

The blush that krept through his cheeks was too obvious for anyone to see. His heart raised just when they were dating. Why is Henri being sweet as if they were still a couple? Oh yeah, they agreed to still give affection towards each other even if they aren't together as they were. Now that he thought about it, he never even got over his feelings for him. It felt harder for him to let his feelings go. He bit his lip and sighed. The smile on his lips faded to a frown. "I don't feel hungry. Besides, you need the energy more than I do." He nods and sips on his butterbeer before looking back towards the window.

Instead of telling Henri what he felt, Jacob decided to pull around the strings longer. He felt pathetic. The hufflepuff knew he had to say something regarding his feelings. He continued to sip his drink in silence, refusing to tell Henri a single clue of what was going on. A couple of people enjoy the silence while they do their hobbies in one room however, for Jacob he decided to bring the air into a different scenario. Something he was avoiding ever since he met him once again. Maybe this wasn't the wisest choice to see him. But then, he always see Henri. They belong in the same house after all.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ “Well, my dreams are very vivid and chaotic so maybe not even in my dreams,” Henri said and pouted, shaking his head a bit. He gently nudged the other again, looking at the other. “You could have chosen so many names, but you chose that one as a contact name, huh? At least it has sun it in.” And it fit, somehow. “I should change yours to something stupid too.” He then nodded, more to himself then to the other. He was just joking, of course, he would keep it the way he had it. He had not touched it ever since they had broken up and even now he still could not bring himself to change it.

The moment Jacob turned around and seemed to look for him, Henri waved towards the other and only shortly later Jacob reached their table, two butterbeers and cake with him. A soft smile was on Henri’s lips and every time he saw Jacob he still wished that fateful day had never happened. Not the day they had broke up – well, that too, partly, but the one that had left Henri was fears he had not had before.

A bright grin was seen on Henri’s lips when Jacob told him it was blueberry cake and he clapped his hands in joy. “That sounds amazing! Thank you,” he hummed and looked lovingly at Jacob, blowing a handkiss to the other. He had been very close to just pulling Jacob close and pecking his lips, something he would have done a few months ago without hesitation, but now they had to let go of those habits. It was hard for Henri, if he was honest, and he just hoped it would be easier for Jacob than for him, it often seemed like it. And honestly he wished for it, because all Henri could do was think of what once had been between them and he was not sure what was going to be. “Do you want to take a bite?” Henri asked and held out the fork with some cheesecake on it. “It looks amazing!”

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：henri knight。⁰⁴ When it came to one of his friends he knew he had a rare possibility of giving them cute contact names. All of the contact names Jacob had given towards his friends were absolutely silly and made sense about half of the time. Henri's contact name was no better from what he'd given him. Sun of a bish had a nice tone to it ever since Henri became his friend. "There is no way I would give you something cute as that, Henri. That would happen but probably just in your dreams." Jacob laughed at how much Henri felt like it could be sunflower or sunshine. He knew better when it came to him.

Jacob shook his head from Henri's musings about his and decided to move on. He had to get their order in. There was no room to discuss about his feelings towards the other now would there be? "Alright." He smiled warmly before returning to a frown he had on his face on how much he can't tell him. Jacob had no problem over the prince or princess, gender related call Henri had on him or did he? He clearly made a correction unless the main problem is how much he can't get over him. "Damnit... I don't know what type of cake he wants... I'll just wing it." He decided to order their butterbeer and a slice of blueberry cheesecake for Henri.

Once he received their order Jacob looked around to find the table Henri chose for them. It couldn't be that hard since there weren't a lot of people in Hog's Head today. He strode towards Henri and gave his best smile, hiding his true intensions about how much he still loved him no matter how much it hurt. "Two butterbeer and one blueberry cheesecake since I'm not really sure what you preferred." He set their order down before taking a seat himself, across from Henri. He coughed slightly, took his butterbeer for him to sip and look out the window for a moment calming his thoughts.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ “Something cute. Just like I am cute,” Henri said and grinned at Jacob, nudging the other a bit. He knew he was a little overly confident but he had always been and it would probably always be like this. However it usually did not inconvenience them so why stop being who he was, right? “Like sunflower or just sunshine or something,” he chuckled and shook his head a bit. “But you can honestly just name me whatever you are happy with.” He winked at him, feeling warm inside. He always felt warm whenever he was around Jacob and he just hoped the other knew it. That he made him feel warm and happy, most of the times.

A soft laugh left his red lips and he nodded. “Of course I do. You should have known that from the beginning,” he grinned and poked the other’s nose gently, shaking his head a bit. Of course he liked Jacob’s . It had a nice form but he had already told the other that and he knew that sometimes people found him weird when instead of saying ‘yeah it is hot’ he just told them it had a nice shape and was overall just aesthetically pleasing. He knew he was not attracted to people in a ual way even though sometimes it was nice to just be close to them and make them feel good. “I know, I am weird.” He was glad to hear that Jacob did like his weirdness.

“You can be princess sunflower then,” Henri hummed and then tilted his head a little confused, not realising what Jacob had wanted to say. “Mh? What is it?” Had the other wanted to call him prince? But it was not much different than anyways. Aside from that if Henri was honest, he really could not care less about gender – unless it was important to the other, of course. “Okay,” Henri said and looked around. “Maybe some cake or something?” he asked and nodded a bit, his lips. He always had a hard time listening when there were so many sounds around them so he hoped Jacob had it easier. “Thank you,” he smiled warmly and looked for a seat, making his way over to it then.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：henri knight。⁰⁴ The sun produces warmth from it's rays if you bask under it for too long. It's nice to get a little sunshine during the day but not around the afternoon. When exposed to the sun your skin can manufacture it's own vitamin D. Jacob can't lie that Henri produces that same warm feeling from the sun in the sky. He felt warm, comforted and secured in many ways he can't confess to Henri about it now. For calling him a has it's own reasons as well. It was very light reasons of Henri being annoying sometimes that he loved it anyway. Just like when he just called him a princess made him want to call Henri a for it. "Well, I'm not one to lie either. What name did you expect it to be?"

Jacob nodded all the way upon taking the information gathered in his brain from what Henri told him. "Alright, from this conclusion I'll assume you like my ." He chuckled before agreeing with the other hufflepuff. "Well, you're weird in your own way... But I do like it." He whispered the last sentence under his breathe before subtly changing the topic once they arrived into the shop. He'd love to indulge in that feeling of wanting to tell Henri that he's not over with him but he doesn't know how to tell him. Will it make their relationship more awkward than it is? Henri probably got over them the past few months of their break up.

"I do agree the sunflower warm person but not the princess. Absolutely not the princess calling, can't you just call me as your-." He was about to mention prince but momentarily stopped himself from doing so. Jacob shook his head before turning back to Henri once more with a light smile on his face. "Nevermind, you also want butterbeer? I'll order and you find our seat. What else do you want besides that?" Jacob changed the topic almost as quick as lightning hoping that Henri would catch onto it as well. He prayed not to talk about how much he actually liked him still and decided to avoid it for now.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ Again Henri laughed and shook his head amused. Of course he had Jacob saved under a weird name, why would he not? He had all of his friends saved under some names that suited them and sometimes they were funny and sometimes they were just really gentle. “I would not dare lie,” he hummed softly and tilted his head. “But really? That is what you named me?” He chuckled a bit. Sun of a bish. That was something he had not seen coming. However he probably was a son of a and also, sometimes to some people, the sun. Not to everyone though.

Seeing the grin on Jacob’s pretty lips made Henri’s chest flutter and his heart feel warm and excited. Just knowing the other was forming a smile made him feel good and he hated the warm and full feeling in his chest. It had gotten a little less ever since the accident but it was still there, gnawing on his teeny tiny heart and eating away on it. “Because you have a pretty ,” he said and nudged the other. “And because I am not like the rest of your friends, you know that. I am a little weird.” He shook his head amused. He had always liked being a little different, being weird to other people. He was satisfied with who he was and most people were too – and others were not but he tried not to interact with them.

The warm air heated up his cheeks right away, turning them into cherry blossom pink and Henri looked around. “No, cold is not for you. You are a sunflower warm person,” Henri hummed softly and almost did not hear Jacob complain as there were so many sounds inside the hog’s head that it took him a moment to catch what Jacob said. Many sounds always made it hard for Henri to distinguish when someone talked to him and when it were just background sounds. “Because I am a knight and you are a princess, sometimes,” he teased and leaned his head against Jacob’s shoulder. “Order me some too, please?” he said, looking at the other with soft puppy eyes.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：henri knight。⁰⁴ Laughter helps decrease stress hormones and increase in immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. There Jacob found his features as bright as the sun. The few following statements he heard from Henri made him laugh from the topic about being trash bag dummies to the contact name he has given him. “Don’t you like it? It suits you and your whole amazing being.” Jacob amusingly and sarcastically told Henri. “Don’t you dare lie, I know you have saved a weird contact name under me.” What would be that contact name Henri saved to Jacob?

The impact coming from his made him grin and wonder why of all places would Henri choose to hit his . “Why are you kicking my ? Of all the places you’d choose to hit me it’s on my , you have an interest for my or what? You could slap my arm like the rest of my friends do whenever I say something dumb, but why would you hit my ? Did my do something to you? Elaborate please, Henri Knight, entice me with your explanation against this.” Jacob of all questions he had to ask had to regard all about his , what a topic to expound on Jacob Caxton. Perhaps this was one of his ways on how to ignore the kiss topic from Henri.

Once they both stepped into the hog’s head, he never felt so relieved to feel the comfort of warmth and soothing aroma of the food they serve. “Cold is definitely not for me.” He cocked his eyebrow once more at the mention of a new nickname against his own. “Are you serious? What do you see in me for you to be calling me princess? I’m no princess, Sir Knight.” Jacob refused the thought of being called as a princess from Henri. “I meant to say Henri Knight not knight alone, I-.” Jacob explained before turning away to order his butterbear, avoiding the embarrassment he doesn’t need to face.

@－ ❛ s ❜：daniel ironwood。⁰² "Eh, no problem, really. I had my phone to keep my company anyway, so it wasn't like I was getting bored while waiting for you." He shrugged simply and glanced down at his drink, wrapping his fingers around the glass as he picked it up and brought it to his lips, taking a larger sip. "Mmm. Yeah, you should've dressed warmer! It's really easy to get sick with this weather. It's not like I'm worried about being sick, it's just not very fun to be sick, but hey, maybe I will run back, although, I will have to be careful to not slip as I'm running, I don't want to eat the pavement." He laughed out softly and took another sip of his drink.

"Mmm, go ahead, go ahead. I'll listen to you. I mean I always will but you get what I mean." Finch laughed softly and put his glass down, leaning his head on his hand as he watched the male and listened to him talk. He occassionally hummed out softly and nodded his head to indicate to his friend that he was listening, but I'm sure he knew already. As he was talking, he continued to nod and grabbed his glass, taking yet another sip. This story was starting to sound really familiar to Finch, but he hadn't heard enough yet to connect the dots, so he opted to keep listening. Finch slowly squinted his eyes and put down his glass as he crossed his arms. He now understood why the story was familiar, it was his story! Well, not literally, but the main reason Finch was so annoyed was because of some underleveled noob who failed to heal someone who was crucial to their team, resulting in their loss. He couldn't believe it was his friend Daniel..his very own friend. "That's...that's interesting. You know..funny you say that. I wanted to rant about something that happened in game to me, but it seems you described it perfectly. I had..zero clue that you were the underleveled n- uh..player that didn't notice the important heal! Man, and we were so close to winning too!" Finch huffed out and grabbed his drink again, taking a large sip.

@－ ❛ ʀ ❜：finch goldhorn。⁰² "Ah, that's good! Wouldn't want to keep you waiting for long." Daniel says, a pleasant smile resting on his lips as he watches his friend. "Yeah, way too cold.. I probably should have worn more layers than something this thin though, so that's on me." He scratches the back of his neck slightly, letting out a low hum before speaking again. "If you're that worried about being sick, just run back? It'd heat you up AND you'd spend less time outside. Sounds like a win to me." The pleasant smile turns into more of a playful one as he waits for the other's reaction.

"Hmm.. advice would be nice, but just listening is more than enough. I'm not sure if this is something I should even take another action about.." A soft sigh slips through his lips, as he then grabs his drink and takes a big swig of it. "Me first? I'm a bit more curious about yours since you called me all the way here, but if you're sure, I'll go ahead then." Daniel reaches out for his drink, taking a tiny sip of it. He clears his throat quickly before beginning. "So, there's this game I play. I'm part of a pretty large guild on there, and so a bunch of the members got together to go questing, yeah? I hate to admit it but I'm kinda underleveled and not thaaat great at the game yet.. so I ended up asking them to carry me. I swear, there was like no complaints then! But then the moment we actually start going at stuff, I think we got wiped out like once? But then one of the guys starts going off on me about how I missed an important heal and like... I asked them to carry me, what on earth did they expect?!" The male is exasperated by the time he finishes his rant, part from his frustration and the other part from how quick he had been speaking through all of those words. "It just rubbed me completely in the wrong way, so I ended up just logging off after that."

@－ ❛ s ❜：daniel ironwood。⁰² Finch was still scrolling around on his phone and as he heard the pub door opening, he looked up quickly, only to see his friend, Daniel walking in and then heading towards the bar. Oh, right. Finch had asked him to get drinks, he somehow forgot that he had sent that text, but watching him go to the bar reminded him again. He hummed out softly and went back to scrolling through his phone. All of a sudden their drinks were slammed down. Or maybe not slammed down, but they were put down quite loudly. Finch jumped lightly and furrowed his eyebrows as he looked up at the person who disturbed him. At the sight of his friend, his eyebrows slightly relaxed and he just shook his head, letting out a soft chuckle. "Yes, yes. There you are, finally. Just kidding, I wasn't waiting too long." He reached over to grab his drink, taking a small sip before putting the glass back down. "Mmm, it's really cold outside, isn't it? I'm glad we're sitting here, warm. But then..I also know what'll be coming next..we'll have to go into the ing cold again. Man, I really hope I don't get sick." Finch mumbled and crossed his arms as he leaned back, shaking his head from side to side.

"Anyway..we met up for a reason, didn't we? I mean, I also really enjoy chatting with you, that's not it, but I really just needed someone I can also vent to, so I'm glad you were available to meet up with. I really do appreciate it, Dan. Besides, you said some frustrating things happened to you too, so I'm very much willing to listen to you! Maybe even give you advice? At least, if you want that too as well." He shrugged his shoulders and grabbed his drink again, taking a bigger sip this time as he sighed out in content. "You know what? Why don't you go first? Tell me what's bothering you!"

@－ ❛ ʀ ❜：finch goldhorn。⁰² Daniel hummed softly to himself as he walked down the street, towards the pub where he had agreed to meet at. Chill winds were blowing against him the whole time, making the walk more unpleasant than it should have been. Although, it was probably just his fault for walking around like it was still Fall - but style was more important than comfort for such a short stroll, especially when he was going to meet a friend. A new friend, on top of that. Of course, he'd need to leave a good impression of his superior fashion sense - though, would he even notice? Finch had sounded quite frustrated in his texts, after all. Daniel just decided to pay it no more heed, as he finally arrived in front of the door of the pub. The male pulled out his phone and used it as a makeshift mirror, adjusting his bangs, until the screen flashed on and he finally noticed the texts Finch had sent him. A soft chuckle left his mouth as he slid his phone back into his pocket, then he entered the establishment and went straight to getting said drinks for both of them.

Once those drinks were obtained, his gaze fluttered throughout the room until he noticed Finch scrolling through his phone. He silently went over to the table and then placed their drinks down, accidentally creating noises that sounded more like he had chose to slam them down than gently place them. "Oops." He mumbled with no emotion, before sliding into the seat in front of Finch's. Daniel puts a smile on his face as he gazes at the other. "Hey. Here are the drinks you asked for... but more importantly, I'm here!" He makes a point to give the male he's with a playful wink once he matches eyes with him.

@－ ❛ s ❜：daniel ironwood。⁰² Finch hugged himself as he walked through the cold weather towards the pub. Winter was REALLY not his thing. He preferred summer where he could just walk around in shorts and a simple t-shirt. Although, he had to admit..he did have some stylish clothes for the winter, so he was happy that he got to show that off at least. Luckily, the pub wasn't too far away so he reached it quite quickly. He pushed the door open and let out a sigh in content as he walked into the warm area. He really hoped the quick change of temperature wouldn't make him have a cold. Ah, well..nothing a little magic can't solve. He looked around the pub and noticed Daniel, his new friend, wasn't there yet, so he settled on a seat in the back close to a window while he waited for Daniel to arrive. It was probably smart to text him..so he took his phone out and shot him a quick text.

[message to: dan the man]

- hey hey
- i am waiting for you at the pub
- didn't order anything yet, but i literally just arrived
- you can pick up drinks for us when you arrive here ♡
(message sent.)

He smiled to himself as he sent out the text and pushed his phone back into his pocket, settling on staring out of the window. It was unfortunate that he didn't bring his sketchbook with him, he could draw something to pass the time, but for now he was fine with waiting as well. Perhaps he would even fiddle around on his phone..might be a good idea. It at least passes the time quite quickly as well. And so he took his phone out of pocket once again, scrolling around on Instagram and Whooter, liking pics and posts wherever he checked.