Sobble | 918599 | Prompt 1 |
Agave &
Carter"How did we meet?" Agave blinked, fidgeting idly with the hem of his knit pink sweater. He was reflexively curled into Carter's side, who had thrown an arm around him.
"Well... I started my residency at the teaching hospital, you know, Saint's Memorial just down the road?" Carter gestured with his free paw, grin already playing out across his muzzle.
"Residents don't always get the good shifts. Had to do a lot of overnights, and man, the drive after a twelve hour overnight shift in the peds ward is... I could sleep like a baby in that silence. It was dangerous" Carter breaks out into full smiles, leaning intently forward as he waves his paws about.
"Can you imagine getting into an accident, and ending right back at the hospital I had just left? No way! I was gonna sleep in my own bed! So naturally I needed a pick-me-up after my shifts. Lucky for me there's an
amazing cafe just across the way from Saint's. It was my beacon of hope, and Agave my knight in shining armor. I can't tell you how good it felt to be greeted by someone who wasn't expecting me to wave a magic wand and make everything better. His soft smile and the quiet care in his voice was the one thing I had going for me on a difficult shift. I couldn't help falling for him, really, seeing him was always one of the brightest spots in my day. Can you blame me?" Carter's attention returned to the kalon sitting across from himself and Agave, and quieted. He had been rambling... whoops.
"I-- I had just started working there, truly. I was quite nervous at first, but Carter was almost always the first person I saw. Knowing I had that effect on someone doing such good for the people around him... and his confidence. It was warm, comforting. I guess he always felt like home." Agave added quietly, reflecting Carter's gentle smile with his own.
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