Levi grimaced but nodded at him, stepping up to the front counter. "I'll just check out then. It was nice seeing you again. And… it was good to meet up withyou, Tolly. I'm glad you're feeling fine." Tolly laughed, patting him on the back. "Yeah, I'll see you man!"
Cas nodded and waved politly, keeping his eyes averted until Levi left. He breathed a sigh of relief and headed back to do inventory
Tolly frowned, padding through the store to gently sling an arm over Cas' shoulder. "What's wrong, Honey? I thought you liked Levi."
"I did, I do…I don't know anymore," he sighed "I don't like him in a way I used to or one that I thought I could."
Tolly tilted his head in confusion but pulled Cas a little closer. "You're allowed to change how you feel, Cas. I get that it's confusing, but… I'm here for you. For whatever you need. And I know Levi'll be there for you too."
He sighed, comforted by Tolly and his words "I know, but it feels like I'm betraying myself. Like I moved on from liking Levi too quickly."
Tolly laughed, soothingly rubbing the back of Cas' neck. "Honey, feelings change. You can't blame yourself for liking different people. This is college and the only person you owe anything to is yourself."
He blushed softly and leaned into Tolly's touch "I know, it's all just really weird."
"Give yourself some time to breathe, alright? Just… let yourself feel. Don't put so much pressure on yourself." Tolly leaned forward to kiss him on the cheek, staring lovingly into his eyes.
Cas smiled softly and leaned Into Tolly instead of pulling away "Thanks Tolly." He glanced up and blushed more
Tolly smiled back, gently pulling Cas into a soft kiss. "I'm here whenever you need me, Cas. You don't have anything to thank me for."
His eyes widened in surprise at the kiss "t..thanks," he repeated "you don't have to offer anything more than what you can give." He said softly,
"Geez, I told you you have nothing to thank me for! And… Cas, I love you. I'm going to be here for you."
His eyes softened at the statement "and for that I will always be thankful, even if you don't want me to be."
Tolly laughed, shaking his head. "You're unreal, you know that? But… I'm glad. That you'll accept all the things I want to do for you."
"for the most part, yes." He chuckled "come on, we need to go ish the inventory before more people come."
Tolly leaned into Cas with a childish frown, pouting. "But I don't wanna," he whined. "Can't we just cuddle until it's time to close up?"
Cas laughed "what if I promise to cuddle once we finish?"
Tolly hummed, eventually pulling away to grab a box of supplies. "Fine! But only because you're really cute."
"aw, is that the one let reason?" Cas asked with a small pout. He grabbed a box of hemlock spice and headed over to the 'h' section
Tolly rolled his eyes with a fond smile, grabbing a box of pheonix ash and heading to the 'p' section. "I might've also done it because I like you."
"might've? Wow," Cas teased, heading back to the storage space and grabbing another box
Tolly stuck out his tongue at Cas, also returning to the storage room to grab a box. "You're so mean to me, Cas. Maybe I'll take it back and we won't cuddle at all."
"and who would that me more of a punishment for, me or you?" He asked with a glance, putting away the jars
Tolly sighed, starting to stock his own section of the store. "Probably me, but I still have to make a stand! "
He laughed lightly "fine I'll stop. But only if I can help it,"
Tolly laughed as well, finishing with the box and going back for a new one. "Well thank you, then. I'm glad you'll put your best efforts into keeping me happy."
"of course," Cas reasured, heading to the front to help customer who walked in
Tolly perked up curiously but decided to let Cas deal with the customer. He obviously knew what he was doing. "What do you need?" he asked Cas, ready to grab ingredients from around the store to help out.
"some honey comb and rosemary sprigs. Along with the mixed spice tea bag. Should be in the remedies section." He called, ringing up the request and instructing the customer on how to use each item for their sickness
