smiling critters

chapter 33 - father

Anders sat at the table he chose as he waited for Neil. in order to not loiter, he'd gotten a coffee to slowly drink as he waited. He blankly stared out the window as he took a small sip of his coffee when all of a sudden, a small group of kids approached the doors. It was a cocker spaniel, a bronzing hyline rooster, a poppy bear, and an African elephant. the cocker spaniel was holding another yoaki's paw though, so there was at least one more person in their group, however anders couldn't see them due to them being behind the wall.

"this is the place," the paw the cocker spaniel was holding them pointed with their other paw.

"here?" the cocker spaniel beamed, pointing at the window with their thumb before there was a brief pause.

"ok, good luck, Nini!" the poppy bear squealed as they pulled the disembodied voice into a group hug, which separated after a few seconds, allowing Anders to see who 'nini' was. it was Neil. the bear pulled him close to them and kissed all over his face.

"PDA, Bobby," the African elephant gently scolded.

"right, sorry," they smiled back and moved away from Neil.

"Good luck meetin' yo pops, dawg!" the hyline rooster whooped as they walked away with the african elephant and poppy bear. the cocker spaniel stared at their friends as they walked away before turning back to Neil and kissing him on the mouth. they whispered something to him before shouting 'guys, wait up!' and running to rejoin their friends. Neil turned towards the street and hid his paws in front of him, seeming flustered as his tail casually swayed side to side. It reminded Anders of how he'd act after grace casually kissed him like neil's partner just did. He'd get super flustered and sometimes forget to speak English. it was rare grace saw him like that, but whenever she did, she'd giggle and kiss him again. Anders smiled at the memory as Neil seemed to collect himself and walk inside.

Neil POV:

Neil and Dylan watched as the others walked away before he was caught off guard by Dylan suddenly kissing him.

"so Bryson doesn't holler at me for PDA," he beamed as his tail aggressively swayed from side to side. He was implying that he stayed behind so they could kiss without bryson being a prude about it.

"guys, wait up!" he suddenly yelled as he ran to regroup with the others. Neil turned towards the street and cupped his face in his paws flusteredly. he usually got super flustered when Dylan suddenly kissed him, but Neil loved every second of it. he loved the taste of Dylan's vanilla chapstick, the way Dylan latches onto him if the kiss lasts more than a second or two, the softness of his fur, the love and affection that radiates off him as they clash mouths. Neil snapped himself out of his thoughts; now was not the time to having weird thoughts about his boyfriend, he had to meet his dad. He jossled his head around and turned on his hind paw and opened the cafe door and glanced around before he spotted a Norwegian forest smiling and waving at him. He smiled back and walked over. the cat's fur was a rich royal purple, his muzzle was starting to silver and his eyes looked tired with age. If he were younger, had a different fur color and wasn't smiling, neil would've mistaken him for godfrey. his hair was slicked back and tied behind his head into a tight bun, showing off his thin neck and narrow shoulders. He was wearing a small black tank top tucked into jean shorts he'd pulled up to his waist and tightly secured with a belt. the whole outfit highlighted his slender body and slightly widened hips. his left arm was covered in beaded bracelets up to his elbow, while his right arm was pretty much the same, spare the watch and three bracelet hair ties that were round his wrist.

"hello, Neil. I'm glad to fvinally be able to meet you. English is not my fvirst language, so I'm sorry ifv I get someding wrong or miscommunicate," his dad smiled and rested his paws in his lap.