V shrugged "sure, if you want." He stood and set his plate in the sink to wash later when they came back
one on one?
Nathaniel nodded and took V's hand in his own. "How are we getting there?"
He kissed the back of Nathaniel's hand "it's not far. A few blocks away from the bakery. We can walk if you'd like."
"Okay. I'll follow you." Nathaniel glanced around as they walked so he could get to know the area, allowing V to lead him.
He nodded, making sure not to rush to the bookstore in order to give Nathaniel a chance to look around town
(I'm gonna make Nathaniel triggered)
Once they got to the bookstore, the lady behind the desk waved to V. "Hello, V! I didn't know you had a little brother." Nathaniel's face flushed and he opened his mouth to say something, but ended up staying quiet. "What's his name?"
(aaaaawwwww that's just sad)
V laughed softly and shook his head "ha- he's not my brother Zina," he showed her their linked hands and grinned "Zina this is Nathaniel. Nathaniel this is a good friend of mine, Zina."
(Rip smol bean)
"Oh! I'm so sorry." Nathaniel smiled weakly. "It's fine. I get that a lot…" "Alright… Well, let me know if you boys need help with anything!"
V nodded his thanks and headed around the shelves, glancing at the titles
Nathaniel sighed and followed V, still holding the other's hand as V wandered.
"Do you like to read?" V asked, glancing back over his shoulder at Nathaniel.
"It's alright, yeah. I did a lot of reading when I hurt my wings." Nathaniel entwined his fingers with V's.
he smiled softly "What'd you read? fantasy? mystery? romance?"
"Um… well, since I was only nine, I couldn't read anything too advanced. Mostly just fairy tales or other fantasy stuff." Nathaniel leaned his head against V's shoulder.
He kissed his head and pulled out a book, looking at the inside of it and reading the description "have any favorites?" he asked
"When I was really little I liked Peter Pan and stuff. Now I kinda like reading stuff about humans and human history." Nathaniel tried to kiss V, but he couldn't reach when V was still looking at the books. "Get fuckin' down here, I'm short."
he glanced away from the book and looked down at him with a smile, leaning down a bit "better?" he breathed against his lips before pulling him into a gentle kiss
"Yeah…" Nathaniel leaned against V again, glancing up at the books. He tried to reach something on a shelf that was just a little too high for him and huffed in frustration as he failed.
(Bump)
"oh you.poor baby," he laughed softly and reached up to grab the book "there you go."
Nathaniel's face flushed in embarrassment and he looked away, holding the book close to his chest. "T-Thanks, I guess…"
"you're embarrassed about that but not when I kissed you a few moments ago?" V laughed softly and sat down with the book he had pulled out
"Well I asked you to come down… I-I dunno… it just does…" Nathaniel mumbled, reading the back of the book.
V glanced up and gently pulled into his lap "I get it love." He kissed his cheek and read the book over his shoulder
Nathaniel flushed more, but kept quiet, his hands trembling a bit and giving away how flustered he was.
(Bump)
"angel, you're shaking." He muttered softly, Continuing to read the book
"What? Psh… n-no I'm not…" Nathaniel laughed weakly, avoiding eye contact.
"you're a terrible liar. Plus I can see your hands." He said, lips brushing against his neck
Nathaniel shivered and crossed his arms tightly over his stomach to hide their shaking, although that just made his entire body tremble. His face was very red by now.