to be fair, minjae definitely started OUT by helping the other two pack all of their things into the car. he was being somewhat of a lazy ass and mostly only carrying out the smaller duffles and backpacks, though--- so whether that T R U L Y counted or not was still up in the air. ----but all it took was for their cat, clover, to brush up against his calves--- a few sad mewls sounding from the small animal at watching the three boys wander in and out of the house with bags--- for him to halt his actions completely. so rather than hauling the last few bags into the car with han and bokyung ( the bags that happened to be his, and were heavily weighed down with several, unnecessary novels ), he was sat on the curb with his cat situated in his lap--- cooing down fondly at the feline. “i’m sorry we can’t take you with us, sweetheart, but i promise you’ll be well taken care of while we’re gone,” he assures, nuzzling his nose atop the kitten’s fur. the boy had already made plans for someone to come look after clover while he was away, but he STILL seemed to have issues saying goodbye, regardless. after pressing one more kiss to the top of clover’s head, minjae pushes himself back up to his feet ; bringing the kitten up to his arms as he makes his way over to the car, where the other two boys were just now shutting the trunk. “have we finished, then?” he quips curiously---- as if HE had really done much at all to assist, to begin with. but if asked, he could always blame it on the fact that clover had seemed DISTRESSED and he thought it best to comfort her instead of--- you know--- actually being somewhat of a helpful human. but the boy had also, admittedly, hoped that the cat would work as something of a distraction from the few anxieties currently swirling in the pit of his stomach in regards to the trip. ----more specifically, in regards to the certain something him and his boyfriend planned to bring up to bokyung at some point in their travels. the possibility of rejection still sat heavy on his shoulders, and was something he discussed with han well into the early hours of the morning the night before. and while he definitely felt more settled about the matter than before, he still couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious towards bokyung’s potential reaction. “ready to say your goodbyes?” minjae gestures towards the cat in his arms, his own lips starting to pull downwards into a small, disappointed frown at having to leave the animal behind ------ if only he had found more pet-friendly places for them to stay, dammit. [ ft. @stvrryeyed & @rculette. ]