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[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[Euri is in the library! Dog and Nirel are there too, but they've wandered off to go look at fairy tales or something more interesting than the section Euri is currently standing in front of.

The romance novel section.

She's got a little stack of books by her feet, and she's flipping through another one, skimming it for... something. She looks very determined!!]

Nothing in this one.... [She's mumbling to herself before putting the book back on the shelf. She'll run her finger over the spines as she starts reading book titles.]

"How to Woo a Reluctant Lady"? Hmmm... "Let Sleeping Rogues Lie"...."Detective John Sanders' Erotica Noir"??

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[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[...surprise, he'll reach over her shoulder and pluck "How to Woo a Reluctant Lady" off the shelf. and look at the cover skeptically.]

What are you doing?

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[asklfjskjflkALSFJAKSFJLAJ she's spinning around and trying to snatch the book away.]

N - nothing!!

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[he will let that book be snatched back. it's not worth it.]

This looks like a something.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not! It's absolutely nothing!

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

Absolutely nothing has some terrible titles.

[he really can't get how she reads this stuff. D:] What's the point?

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

Ah... it's stupid....

[Spinning around and putting that book away.]

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

Hm.

[...he takes her wrist and starts to tug her in another direction.]

Come with me.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[She blinks, but follows.]

..... Where are we going? [Librarysex? *A*]

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[no. B| to the nearby section that is actual porn, followed closely by things that are backed by science. you've got some learnin' to do.]

Romance novels are cute and all, but this is the stuff to read if you actually want to learn anything.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

Really?? [Because that's exactly what she's looking for!! She'll start grabbing books at random.]

All of these are better than romance novels??

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

Hey, whoa--at least check the titles first.

[picks up one of her books and... puts it back sjlfdk.]

They're different from romance novels. We'll say that.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

What do you mean?

[She'll glance down at the books she's holding.]

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

I mean this is instructional stuff. [...he looks back at the books. 'instructional' is kind of a blanket term, here.] Sort of.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

Well....

[This stuff look kind of.... explicit.... but still!]

'Instructional' was what I was looking for, actually....

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

Then good, you're in the right place. Do me a favor and look up oral, would you?

[HE CLAPS HER ON THE SHOULDER AND THEN... starts to walk away... :')]

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[aksljfalskjflkajlkfj she blinks and fidgets, then takes a step after him.]

Do you want your birthday present??

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[--stops. turns around.]

My what?

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

Your - birthday present. I told you I'd get you something, remember?

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[oh... gosh, he wasn't expecting to actually get anything. he'd kind of assumed she'd forget and the whole thing would be fine. that sure shows him.]

I-- Well, yeah. I mean, if you went through all the trouble, of course.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

Okay! It's in my room. [She'll grab his arm and start dragging him out of the library c:]

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

--Okay. [WILL WALK, THANK YOU]

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[Thankfully it doesn't take long to get to her room. She's unlocking the door with a hex, and stepping inside, placing her books on a nearby table. Then she'll go over to her nightstand and dig around until she pulls out a little box! It's small enough to easily fit in a person's hand.]

It's homemade, so it's not that great. If you don't like it you can just tell me and I'll get you something else.

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[oh goodness. he's really not sure what to expect, so he'll just... take the box and open it?]

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[It's a slightly derpy-looking knitted robin (http://i.imgur.com/LcFOV.jpg) c: She isn't that great at knitting but she put a lot of effort into it!]

1/2

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[...he picks it up out of his box, slowly registering what it is...]

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[...and this stupid little grin starts to spread from ear to ear.]

It's a Robin! Hah--like me!

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[AWWWW]

Yeah! Do you like it?

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

I love it! [squishes it a little. oohhooo it's so cute. C:]

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[Awww c:]

Ah, that's great!

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

...Thanks. [awhaaa feelings. he sort of... puts it back in the box 'cause he's not sure what to do with the box otherwise.]

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[She'll lean up and kiss his cheek lightly.]

You're welcome.~

[adstringis.livejournal.com]

[Nishi is coming into romance with some books in hand already, browsing titles before she squeals excitedly — but hushed, as well, since it's a library — and pulls off a book from a shelf.

then she ends up dropping the book and as she picks it up, she spots that white hair.]

Hey, Euri~

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[Euri winces and clutches the book she was looking through tighter. Oh gooooodddd this is embarrassing.

She'll glance over reluctantly, shoving the book back in the shelf.]

Um - hey Nishi! What are you doing?

[adstringis.livejournal.com]

[Nishi totally notices that. She won't call Euri out just yet on it, though.]

Picking up some books to read, and I see this library has a series I have been wanting to finish for the longest time. [she puts her stack of books down to back up a bit and pluck another book off of the shelf, before presenting it to Euri.] This series is great and I highly recommend it.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[She can't help leaning in a bit to get a good look at the book cover.]

.... Really? [She's pretty surprised - Nishi is cool and stylish and Euri never thought she'd be interested in romance novels.]

It looks interesting.

[adstringis.livejournal.com]

There's about six of them in the series, and the guys are great eye candy to visualize. [oh, Euri, even Nishi has her moments of giving in to romance novels.]

This one is the first and once you read it, you'll be hooked.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[Oh god, eye candy *A* that is what she wants to hear.]

I'll definitely read it, then!

I... didn't know you liked these kinds of books, Nishi.

[adstringis.livejournal.com]

I'll be honest. I tend to hide my romance novels within other books, haha. I had an old book at home I hollowed out and used to use that to disguise the real book within.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[Euri looks... surprisingly serious.]

That's a great idea! Why didn't I think of that before??

[adstringis.livejournal.com]

What you could also do is use a book cover, too.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

Can you buy those somewhere, or do you have to wreck another book?

[adstringis.livejournal.com]

I used a book I wrecked at home — it was already wrecked and my mom was going to toss it — but here I found book covers that you can slip the book into. They are rather cute.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

Really?? Where??

[adstringis.livejournal.com]

[She names some random shop.] I have an extra one, if you would like it.

SORRY FOR THE LATENESS i suck

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

[WHAT IS THIS HE IS HEARING???]

Erotica Noir?! What sort of title is that?

npppppppppp c:

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[Euri is jumping at the noise - SERIOUSLY CHERIOUR WHERE DID YOU COME FROM - and then glaring a little and holding the book up.]

I don't know! It's just a title. What the fuck does 'Noir' mean, anyway?