forum Glitches // OxO // Closed

Started November 27, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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Nyx kissed Jude's cheek happily, smiling contentedly. "Can we go to the bookstore now??" he asked, excited to be able to go to the bookstore.

"Yes, c'mon," Jude quietly laughed, stepping back onto the street with a smile and tugging Nyx along.

Nyx smiled, following along with Jude happily, a broad smile plastered across his face.

Turning the corner, Jude was met with a row of older-looking shops below faded signs of their businesses. "Here it is," He smiled, nodding at the narrow entryway beneath a sign that said 'The Quaint Corner of Books.'

Nyx practically pulled him inside, wanting to go in and look around. He opened the door, pulling Jude inside so he could look at all the books.

Jude chuckled at Nyx's enthusiasm, smiling as he walked into the little bookstore and quietly greeting the owner; a middle-aged woman who knew him as a regular in her shop. She bounced her eyebrows playfully at the sight of Nyx, earning a shy smile from Jude as he turned back to Nyx. "So, what do you think?" He prompted, glancing around the towering stacks of books and warm lighting that filled the space.

Nyx grinned happily, practically bouncing on her feet. "It's…it's amazing!" he gushed to Jude, smiling happily as he looked around.

"Yeah?" Jude smiled, watching as Nyx happily took in the little bookshop. "It's my go-to for buying books. It's cozy." He lightly chuckled, catching sight of a flurry of movement behind a few stacks.

Nyx nodded a little bit. "Where's the cat?" he asked curiously, looking up at Jude with wide eyes and a smile, fidgeting slightly.

Jude softly laughed, shaking his head as he approached the stacks of books. "That's not the only reason you came, right?" He lightly teased, scooping up the black cat into his arms.

Nyx stuck his tongue out. "Of course not." He replied, shaking his head slightly. "I also came for the books. But mostly for the kitty."

"Hmph," Jude smiled, petting the cat as he brought it over to Nyx. "Here's the ball of fluff you wanted to see, then," He said with a faint laugh, "He's been wandering around the shop for as long as I can remember."

Nyx grinned, holding out his hands and scooping the cat up. "Hi, kitty." He cooed, smiling happily as he petted the cat.

Jude let out a pleased hum at the black cat in Nyx's arms, looking at him with wide eyes as they both pet it. "His name is Buttons, I think," He smiled, checking its collar before lightly bending down to meet its marble gaze, "Mhm. Cute as a button, you are."

Nyx nodded a little bit, still stroking the cat's fur. "Well, Buttons is a pretty cat, isn't he?" he was mostly talking to the cat, not Jude.

Jude smiled, making little kissy faces at Buttons as he pet him. "Yes. A sweet little thing, aren't you?" He cooed, letting out a soft laugh as it nuzzled his hand.

Nyx smiled happily. "Can we look at the books, too?" he asked curiously, looking up at Jude with bright, happy blue eyes.

"Of course, that's why we're here," Jude said with a nod, smiling as he gestured at the crammed bookshelves around them, "There are different sections around here, let's look around. Did you wanna find anything in particular?"

Nyx nodded a little bit, then shrugged. "Uhm…I don't know." He replied, looking around the building.

(ends up getting a book that has smut in it somewhere. "Jude, what's a… prostate and why are they…?")

"M'kay, then let's just wander around," Jude said with his own shrug, smiling as he ran a finger along the shelved volumes. "There's a pretty big variety, and most of the books have a description of what its about– on the back of the cover. Grab whatever looks interesting?"

(red-faced and pointing it out: is this what sex is supposed to be???)

Nyx nodded a little bit, setting Buttons down so that he could look at the books better, reading the backs of the books that he pulled out.

(Nyx can't blush so he'd just be looking up at Jude with this big, wide eyes like "you didn't say it was like that" and Jude's like…O.O)

Jude smiled as Buttons sauntered away, turning his attention to the rows of books around them. He wandered through the art and film section, tilting his head as he read the titles printed along the spines of the books.

(Jude, wishing he'd just shown him a video: "Mhhh, i thought i did– but yeah…that's what…its like, basically. Oof.)

Nyx kept looking at the different books, a soft, happy smile on his face. He looked at different books, putting them back when he wasn't interested.

Jude ran his gaze over the high stacks of books messily placed around the shop, cramming walkways and filling corners with the dusty volumes and weathered classics. He curiously peeked inside a picture book of film stills from the sixties, marvelling at the collection of black-and-white photographs.

Nyx kept looking around at the books, examining the covers and reading the synopsis of each one, a faint, soft little smile on his face.