💌 ( 1 ) 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕣 !
⤷ delivered to: @orchidsmantis .
titled : only echo remains.
where : leif’s garden.
it’s like the little dog in duri’s bag can sense the tension between them. she lets out a vicious yap when leon comes out from around the counter in the garden area.
“sure, what is it..?” leon asks curiously - of course he’s going to help him, and not just because it’s his job. it’s not like he’s that much taller than duri, but at least he can use a stepladder as an employee, and he gets the feeling he’s going to need it. he’s already grabbed it and tucked it under his arm. “lead the way.”
the yap that jwi lets out is one that doesn’t come out often. jwi is mostly a quiet girl, only giving out happy whines when she sees a friend, or like now, lets out those angry yaps when she knows something is stressing out her owner. it embarrasses duri, because leon knows she doesn’t just bark like that, she never misses with anyone.
“sorry about jwi... i guess she doesn’t recognize you.” he tries to lie a little bit, but then just feels dumber than he would have had he not spoken. god, why did leon have to be at work today.
duri leads leon to the section, pointing up at hanging potted plants. “i want the one with pink flowers, it’ll look perfect in the salon.” he explains like he has to, but belated remembers leon possibly hasn’t even heard of the opening of shampoodle. had he come across the building at all... he wonders. “i have my own salon now, i’m just getting flowers ready for springtime...valentine’s day is always busy. you have to look good for your dates!”
as leon climbs onto the stepladder, duri is able to appreciate the person he use to love...or maybe he still does. could he even say love? it was what it felt like seeing the other’s arms and the memory of leon always spotting him when he used stepladders, the arms that would hold him when they went home together later. duri misses hitting his chest when he would say things that were too much.
even up to his hair, a faded red that duri had not touched up since they saw each other left—it means someone else helped redye it, or worse, he used box dye on himself. he still likes the spiked up look, but he wonders if leon has been using the products he gave him even still. did leon even think of what duri use to teach him?
“you should come get your hair done.” he blurts out, and then continues embarrassed. “your hair... someone else did it red. its almost faded out.. i could fix it. i mean, get it fixed. i have a lot of people working for me now...”
