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Started March 18, 2022 by @Fraust

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"I'm free anytime, angel."

"A-Alright, um… I don't work this Thursday, if that works for you?" Nathaniel suggested, toying with the tips of his wings a bit.

He smiled. "Sounds great."

"Great! Um, I… should probably get back to work, but I'll see you soon!" Nathaniel smiled brightly up at Axton and waved. "Let me know if you need any help here too, okay?" And with that, he returned to his desk at the front of the store.

He nodded, going back to the poetry section. He picked up a book, thumbing through it before taking it up to the counter to check out.

Nathaniel looked up when Axton came up to the counter and quickly checked out his book. He handed it back to him with a soft smile. "See you Thursday! Unless I get mugged again before then, I guess."

"Let's hope that doesn't happen. I would prefer to meet under more pleasant circumstances." He said, smiling.

"Yeah… oh, wait! I-I should probably give you my number so you can contact me and stuff, hold on…" He quickly pulled out a slip of paper and a pen to scribble down his number, which he then handed to Axton. "There you go!"

He took the paper, gently tucking it between the pages of the book her just bought. "Thank you."

Nathaniel nodded and waved. "Alright! See you soon, then. Have a nice day!" He hummed contentedly and settled back down at his desk.

"You too!" He said, waving as he walked back out. Haven't had a date in a while… how horribly can this end?

(I'll go ahead and skip to then)

Nathaniel arrived at the coffee shop early and sat at a table next to a window to wait for Axton to arrive. He fidgeted nervously with his hands. I haven't had a date in ages… does this count as a date? I'm not really sure…

Axton walked in, scanning the room for Nathaniel, smiling when he saw him. Why can't I shake the feeling of being watched?

"Hi! I haven't ordered yet since I don't know what you like…" Nathaniel got to his feet, smiling nervously. "How are you? Are you alright?" He asked. "Slept well? S-Sorry, I'm nervous… haven't done this sorta thing in a while."

"Hey, it's fine." He said gently, smiling softly at him. Why can't I shake the feeling- "How about we go order, angel?"

"Sounds good." Nathaniel flushed lightly in embarrassment and laughed softly as he followed Axton up to the counter. He ordered a Mocha with all sorts of sugary things added; evidently he wasn't a huge fan of coffee without an insane amount of sugar added.

Axton smiled, ordering a simple black coffee, quickly glancing at the door when it opened.

Nathaniel didn't pay any mention to the door and was rambling about something unimportant as he sipped at what could scarcely even be considered coffee. "So, um… what do you like to do? Do you have a job?" He asked curiously.

"Yeah. In… Sales." He lied, turning to see who had just come in, and feeling his blood run cold when he did.

(Idk who it is sdfgjkl)

"Sales?" Nathaniel glanced over Axton's shoulder to see who had come in, his eyes wide with curiosity.

"Yeah." He said, nodding as he kept a close eye on the higher-up demon. That's never a good sign-

Nathaniel shrugged and looked back to Axton. "That's… that's interesting. Do you have any family? Friends?" He asked, fidgeting with his hands. Wonder if he knows that guy. I guess it doesn't really matter. Maybe they work in sales together.

"Not in the area, no." He said, before taking a sip of his coffee.

"Alright…" Not giving me a whole lot… "M-Me either. I'm not sure how my parents are doing, and my brother's… ah… been gone a while. B-But you probably don't care about that. Um… is there anything you want to talk about?" He asked awkwardly, still pretty nervous.

Axton hummed softly. "Um… what kinda music ya like?"