[Week 2, Wednesday: Noctis]

[purrtagonist]

[there's no bonding like kitten bonding!1]

[Wednesday doesn't see any differences in Akira's daily routine. he still heads to the pet shop first thing after breakfast, still spends several hours there dangling strings and toy mice in front of overeager kittens, letting out quiet, huffed laughs every time they pounce and land on their round faces]

[it's a little cathartic, and a little wistful, all in one. one of the kittens is black with white paws, eyes a bright and glassy blue, and that tugs at Akira's heart in ways he isn't quite ready to say aloud]

[but, hey. as long as he doesn't talk about those feelings, he's only here playing with cats, right?]

[maybe someone should join him!!]

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[rev]

[ someone does join him! it's kind of crazy that it takes until Wednesday for the both of them to run into one another. that or they were so preoccupied with their respective kittens that they didn't notice one another.

regardless, today is the day where Noctis walks into the pet store, scoops up the cat he has been spending the majority of his last two days with and nearly trips over Akira before realizing he pis there. his foot actually kicks against the other boy's before he takes a step back, kitten suspended in the air as he holds on tight. ]

Oh, my bad! Didn't see you there. [ obviously. ] But hey. Give a name to the li'l guy or gal?

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[purrtagonist]

[listen, kittens are distracting, it's totally fine]

[it isn't until Noctis actually bumps into his foot that Akira tears his gaze away from the tuxedo-shaded kitten, eyes flickering up, glasses balancing on the tip of his nose. he blinks a few times, first at Noctis himself, then at the cat in his arms, then back to the black and white one on the floor]

[he hums. thoughtfully]

Mona.

[. . .]

[purrtagonist]

-- just kidding. I can't use that one.

[there's only one Mona in the world, and Akira would never try to replace him]

I'm out of suggestions, but I'd be happy to hear any of yours.

[rev]

Mona?

[ Noctis tilts his head as he says the name aloud. it's cute. has a certain ring to it, one befitting of a pet. ]

I'm assuming because of personal reasons. [ like a cat at home. he gets it. ] I could probably think of something.

[ don't mind him as he sits down across him, folding his legs into his lap and placing his kitten into his lap. he idly pets between its ears as he gives Akira's a once over. ]

Name it Umbra.

[ because personal reasons. Noctis operates a bit differently. ]

[purrtagonist]

Umbra.

[he tests the name out on his tongue, satisfied. the personal reasons go over his head, but he likes them anyway]

It feels a little weird to name a cat I can't keep, but I'll take it.