Flower Shop

@⚰Ten After bumping his head against a pot of vibrant pink Begonia, the man gave a quiet huff and relaxed into a slouch against the counter. Sure, he could reach the top shelves, but he was pretty sure that he was going to knock himself out on a low door frame one of these days... "Take your time."
"Hmm." Johnny nodded, thinking carefully about the climate of his apartment. "It's small, comfortable, sometimes a little stuffy. There's some big windows that let in light, but other than that I use lamps. No pets, I was considering getting a cat though." he willfully ignored the fact that it may sound weird for a werewolf to want a cat. If he could find one that didn't hate him, he would bring it home in a heartbeat. "Hmm. Temperature wise, its usually a little cooler. Around 65 degrees." he explained.

@⚰Ten Excellent. Please do so.
I see, I see. *nods and steps over to you, rubbing his head against your shoulder to make you smell like him*
There. You'll be protected if you have my scent on you. I need it delivered to the Body Snatcher's hideout and addressed to Johnny.
Whenever you're free is fine, darling.

@⚰Ten Great. Those are his favorite!
Thank you. *follows you inside the shop*
Agreed. Beautiful flowers, chocolate cosmos. Just gorgeous...
*gazes at the flowers, a look of admiration on his face*
Oh, I'm afraid I'm awful at gardening. I practically have a black thumb.
So probably just the blossoms.

@⚰Ten *jumps out of his concentration at the unfamiliar voice, his head quickly tilting up with widened eyes, he really needed to listen to his heightened senses sometimes, or he was bound to get in trouble*
S-sorry! *he stammers, his arm quickly tugging his notepad into his chest, as if he needed to protect his research* Are you closing?
*blinks surprised at the question, long fingers playing with the side of his book* I'm Joonmyun...

@⚰Wonho Mmm. I could whip up something to that regard.
/strides over to a table and begins carefully snipping blooms
I do, it depends on the location and when you want it delivered. I only deliver on break, after closing or before opening.
/glances over at the customer
So if you give me an address and if you're fine with me delivering in at most eleven hours, I can run a delivery, yes.

@☾Johnny As the customer made his way through the floral maze, or perhaps it could also be called a floral jungle, Ten exhaled and rolled his head around, loosening up his neck. "Sure, I'm not too busy. Just give me a few moments." He finished trimming the roses as quickly as he could, but still did it properly, ensuring that his plants would be the healthiest they could be. He then lowered the shears and twisted around to face the customer, his lips twitching -- as of late, a lot of his customers had been ridiculously tall men. Where were they all coming from? "What's the interior of your apartment like? Lighting? Environment? Any pets? How's the temperature? Those are all things that can factor into what type of plant to get."

@⚰Ten The tall man stared intently at the orchids, thinking that maybe he should bring home some kind of potted plant. He'd never been able to keep one alive in the past though and orchids are said to be picky as well, so maybe he should start with something tougher. Like a cactus or an aloe plant. Johnny perks up a little at the stranger's voice, making his way a little further into the shop to have a proper conversation. "Um well, I'm just browsing..." He says, ducking out of the way of one of the hanging pots to give the obviously aggitated man a friendly smile. "If you have a moment, I'm sort of looking for something to bring a little bit of... Life to my apartment, but I'm not very good with plants." He admitted, anxiously rubbing the side of his neck. "Do you have any suggestions?"

@⚰Ten Thank you.
*glances around the store and eyes the flowers, totally lost when it comes to arrangements*
Two questions.
Do you have anything that says "I'm not in love with you, but we sometimes, and I know you had a stressful day, so cheer up bro." and do you take delivery orders?
*looks over at you, tilting his head curiously*

@⚰Seokjin As a matter of fact, I do, but I keep those inside.
/steps away from the display, examining it with a critical eye
/deeming it suitable, Ten turns and moves into the shop, holding the door open for the customer
He had a good taste in flowers.
/Ten weaves through the shop and finds one of the flowers in question
Do you want something to plant, or just the blossoms?

@⚰Ten Thank you. *nods and looks around, taking in all the beautiful flowers*
I'm looking for something nice to put on my husband's grave.
Do you happen to have any chocolate cosmos?
He really likes those...
*watches you move the plants around with mild interest*

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@⚰Ten He gave the male a fleeting look of gratification before turning on his heel to exit the shop, following the gust of the crowd until he reached two blocks away to turn left and onto the way back home.

@⚰Wonho /Ten turns around to move some of his hyacinths and freezes, staring at the stranger who hadn't been there a few moments before
/he inhales sharply; he should be accustomed to this sort of behavior
Welcome to Night Blossom; if you need help with anything, let me know.
/Ten strides past him and rearranges his hyacinths, still a little shaken

@⚰Seokjin /Ten was working with the outside plants, rearranging the displays and watering each plant after he had moved it
/hearing a voice, he turns, and seeing the person approaching the shop, he gives a friendly wave
Hello! Welcome to Night Blossom. If there's anything I can help you with, just ask.
/he moves a pink azalea, and makes a mental note to buy granules for the plant later as he situates it between two small rose bushes

@⚰Ten *sighs as he looks at his phone, debating on whether or not it would be okay to show his sweet side for once or not*
*ultimately, he decides to just do it; it's not like Johnny will judge him for it*
*closing his eyes, he holds two fingers two his temple, imagining the flower shop he saw the other day in passing, and within seconds, he's there, appearing out of nowhere in the middle of the shop*

@⚰Ten (I'll reply as Wonho tomorrow xD I'm an idiot and posted as Jin, thinking it was a starter for him. I'm half asleep lmao, but I guess there's Jin's starter now lol)

@⚰Ten *sits on the grave of his husband, hands pressed to the earth and eyes closed as he has a normal night time conversation with him*
*after finishing chatting with him, he grabs the dead flowers from his grave, deciding to go out and get some fresh ones; he's heard of an interesting shop he's never been to, so he decides to go and check it out, intrigued by the fact that it's only open at night*
Hello?
*he calls softly as he approaches the shop, hands pressed into his pockets*

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@☾Kai "Nice to meet you, Kai. And thank you," Ten added, tucking away his own copy of the receipt. Wiggling his fingers at the customer, he turned to go to the back and retrieve another type of flower to take the flowering maple's place.

@⚰Ten Sighing yet again, he grabbed the receipt with a curt nod-- effectively ceasing their back and forth talks of who owes the other more. "Kai. Have a good one as well, Mr. Ten," he responded, knowing the male's name due to the tag on his uniform.

@☾Kai "And I'll compensate that with a favor," Ten shot back, his eyes narrowed in determination. Tearing off the customer's receipt, he held it out to him. "Have a nice night and enjoy the flowering maple, Mister...?"

@⚰Ten He almost chuckled at the sight of the smaller's insistence again-- note the word 'almost.' Simply hanging his head down with a sigh, he shook his head in amusement before signing the pad, like what he was taught to. "Thank you, and by the way, I still beg to differ. This half-price thing would be compensated with a favor," he said with unwavering determination.

@☾Kai When the customer gave in, Ten accepted the card, keyed in the lowered price, and swiped it. Handing it back, he shook his head with a sigh. "I still feel like I'm the one who owes you," he answered, "so I will have to do you a favor to repay that favor." Passing a stylus and small pad across the counter, he added, "You have to sign for the transaction."

@⚰Ten It had been awhile since someone had misunderstood his personality-- he knew he was far too vicious, monstrous to not wilt anything his fingers touched, but he welcomed the implied compliment, not bothering to correct him. A bitter curve lapsed on his lips before nodding at the latter's proposition, "Fine. Perhaps, when we meet again, I'll do you a favor to compensate for the half-price."

@☾Kai Ten furrowed his brows. "It's not an unreasonable gift. I'd rather see the plant go with someone like you, who seems like they will take good care of it, than someone who'll neglect and kill it," he stated. Lips pressing in a firm line, he stared the customer down for a few moments. "Tell you what, I'll charge you half price - and that's the most you're going to pay," he added firmly.

@⚰Ten He sighed at the male's tenacity, rubbing his nape with his free hand momentarily before trying one last time and pushing the card again. "Only because that was the right thing to do, a rule of thumb as living species. On the other hand, your gift is too unreasonable," he responded then added, "besides you can return the favor some time else. And just not with this."

@⚰Joonmyun /Ten turns the lock on the front door of the shop, putting up the sign that would let customers know he'd be back in fifteen minutes.
/He strides through the now-quiet shop, his footsteps echoing around; but hearing something, he stops
/There, the scratch of pencil on paper attracts his attention and he follows the sound, until it leads him to find a man hunched over one of his flowers with an art pad
/Ten almost wants to laugh, as it's clear the man was lost in his own little world, but at the same time he is enraptured by the rendition of the flower on the page
You draw well, Mister...?

@⚰Ten *eyes fix on the flower, focus on the crown just to then travel down the stem, as he taps his pencil to his lips in deep thought.*
*And then he looks down at the paper and draws a few lines with a satisfied hum*
*he can't really remember how he slip into the back of the shop and never came out, but he's there now, crouched behind a line of roses to look at a little blue and white flower that he hasn't seen in a while*
*he doesn't know how long he spends there, but time stretches as he draws the flower over and over, while making notes beside it, lost in his own world*

@⚰Wonho [] I think you prefer first, if I'm wrong, slap me ; u ; also I'm bad at starters

/Ten flicks the sign on the front door around so that it reads open rather than closed, and unlocks the door; following his typical opening routine
/stepping back from the door, he ties the second set of strings of his apron; the ones at the waist
/that done, he turns and lifts a pot of geraniums, carrying them to the back of the store
/he returns to the front with a two chrysanthemum plants, replacing the geranium with one and putting the other on the counter next to the cash register.

@☾Kai Ten pushed the card back, his expression expressing just how stubborn he really was. "My business won't be ruined," he insisted, "and I refuse to take your money. If you won't consider it payment for the shirt, consider it thanks for getting the impatiens down for me to prune them. You saved me time and hassle." He folded his arms, and stared at the customer, the set of his jaw obstinate.