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For the past two weeks Noah had been alternating between Hywel and Un Chat Gris. He hadn't wanted to go anywhere else, hadn't been able to muster the energy to visit anyone, to do...much of anything. He had no appetite, but it didn't matter, he didn't need to eat. What he didn't understand was why he was still so depressed; he made a choice because he thought it was what he needed, but maybe he was wrong. He kept rolling it over in his mind, again and again, wondering if all he'd done was made a terrible mistake.

He liked the cats at the café, they were a comfort. He'd let Prunam stay with Krem and he missed them both. For now, his shift was over, but he didn't leave just yet. Instead, he gathered a few cats and snuggled with them in one of the corner chairs, petting them until he could feel their rumbling purrs against his chest.

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That gets a smile out of Noah. "Hi, Kieren," he says, genuinely glad to see his friend. Only now does it feel like it's been awhile since he's really been outside of Hywel, outside of the occasional shifts here.

"We can go somewhere else if you want, my shift is over," he offers, assuming Kieren didn't actually come here for the cats.

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Kieren settles down a little, trying to ignore the hissing. "I mean, if you don't mind? I don't mind being here, but I think my presence is minded," he points out, seeing as none of the cats seem too inclined to appreciate his presence.

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"The cats are being rude," Noah says, mildly disapproving, and gently lifts Furrosawa Akira and Juliet Catulet off of him and onto the floor, getting up. He tries to think of somewhere he wants to go, but he just wants his bed.

"Want to come back to Hywel with me? We can take the bus."

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"Not really," Kieren points out, hands in his pockets as he rolls his shoulders inwards. "I mean, I am dead and in their vicinity. I can't really expect them to love me," he points out, but would be more than grateful to get away from the hissing and the accusatory looks. "We can go wherever you like and maybe you can tell me why I haven't seen you in a while."

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Noah is dead and in their vicinity all the time, and they don't behave that way around him. But they're different kinds of dead with different scents, so maybe it's Kieren's possession of an actual body that sets him apart.

"Sure," he says, feeling his gut tighten with anxiety to have to explain. For now, while they go to the bus stop, he turns the subject away from that. "Hey, whatever happened to that boy you kissed?"

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Kieren gives Noah a concerned look when he doesn't look any better when they're out at the bus stop. "Sirius?" he clarifies, trying to hide the instant smile that lights his face the minute he starts thinking about him. "We went on a few dates," he says, letting out a soft huff of a laugh. "And he accidentally ate enchanted chocolates and wound up being very overly dramatic in professing his love for me," he notes wryly.

"He's a good man," he says more seriously, "I like him."

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Noah really wishes he wasn't feeling so depressed, because he wants to be totally and completely happy for Kieren and stop thinking about his own ended relationship. And it isn't like he isn't happy, it's just hard to feel anything through this.

"That happened to Blue," he says, about the chocolates. If anyone deserves someone telling them they love them, even if it's because of some candy, it's Kieren.

"So he's your boyfriend? He didn't take it back after the spell wore off, did he?"

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Sirius as his boyfriend? Kieren's never really gotten to boyfriend before so much as truly tragic crush. He's not even sure how he'd begin to act in that case. He opens his mouth and then closes it, a touch unsure of what to even say. "I don't know if he's my boyfriend," he sputters, a little uneasy. "We're seeing each other, though. It's nice," he says.

"It's a lot simpler than my last few relationships."