Flowershop/Tattoo Parlor AU
The store's bell rang sweetly and alerted Kyousuke to come back to the desk. When he arrived from the back, he saw a small dark kid standing there. The boy was dressed like he had just stepped out of a Scream-o concert and Kyousuke recognized him as one of the workers from the Tattoo Parlor at the other end of their little strip mall.
"Hello, Welcome to Game of Thorns. What arrangements can I interest you in today?" Kyousuke recited in a calm voice.
The smaller male pursed his lips and looked around a bit, never meeting eyes with Kyousuke. "I..I don't know. What would you like to receive?"
Black eyes finally met orange ones and Kyousuke could tell that this guy seemed lost. Being asked that question pretty frequently, he started into his normal tricks. "I guess I'm here so much that I prefer the more expensive ones. I could-"
"Don't up-sell to me. I want flowers that will actually mean something to the person I'm giving them to." Was the curt retaliation.
Kyousuke blinked for a moment but the shorter male continued in a less sure voice. "I don't know shit about flowers so.. Give me something that might impress.. even someone like you.. Y-y'know.. since you have taste for this kind of stuff or whatever.."
"Uhm.." A moment passed while Kyousuke thought. He stepped away from the desk and walked through the larger part of the store, picking from a few different types of plants. After a moment he came back to the desk with an assortment of: Pink, Orange, and Salmon colored roses; Amaryllis; and White Carnations.
The taller male presented the assortment with a proud "Here."
The guy's eyes sort of lit up at seeing the assortment and he took it in his hands gently. "These.."
The guy suddenly changed his attitude to mask his amazement. "These aren't secretly like.. Flowers that mean something awful, are they?"
Kyousuke almost laughed at the interest in meaning, especially from someone that 'doesn't know shit about flowers'. But he answered the worry nonetheless. "That assortment means.. It means 'I love you purely and enthusiastically, and I find you beautiful'… basically"
The taller males own eyes softened as he looked over the assortment again. "Be careful who you give that too. They are going to see just how much of a softie you are."
"Hey! Who are you to call me soft?!" The guy stated defensively.
"I guess.. You just aren't very intimidating to me anyway." Kyousuke teased. "And you definitely don't now that I know you would spend this much on a gift like this."
He checked the guy out and started cleaning the desk up. The guy stood there for a few more moments, staring at the assortment in his hands, then spoke up in a very uncertain tone. "So if someone gave this kind of gift to you, you would be happy?"
Kyousuke looked back at him and thought for a moment. "Yeah… I would. But I guess I would have to know the person to say yes to them.."
The guy looked away and offered the flowers back, throwing Kyousuke off guard. His next words made the taller male even more shocked. "Well, my name is Kurama.. So, let me take you on a date..?"
