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It was late in the evening at Prism Labs when Fern entered the library. He sighed and sat down on a comforter at the far end of the library. Suddenly, he heard a noise coming from the entrance. Startled, Fern pulled his hoodie over his head before looking up at who made the sound. His eyes were met with red ones, attached to a brown skinned boy with snow white hair.
"O-oh hello!" the figure stuttered. "My name is Caze, who are you?" he asked. "...my name is Fern" Fern responded.
"Do... you mind if I sit here?" Caze asked. "Okay... if you want to" Fern mumbled. Caze sat down and laid a book on his lap. The two sat awkwardly together for a few minutes before Caze asked "Sooo what brings you here?" Fern looked up at him, watching as his white hair perfectly framed his face. "I- just like quiet places, and not many people come to the library." Fern stuttered.
Caze nodded. "I suppose I'm disturbing you then?" He asked in a low, honey-coated tone. "N-not at all! I don't mind having you around.." Fern choked out. The two of them continued to sit in the cold silence of the library, with only the occasional rustle of pages. After a few more minutes of both of them lost in thought, Fern looked up after feeling a slight trembling sensation. His eyes landed on Caze, who was visibly shaking.
Alarmed, Fern took his trembling hand in his own. Caze was shocked by the sudden contact he jumped a little, his face heating up a little as he looked down at their two hands touching. Following Caze's gaze, Fern look down at their hands joining. Realizing what he had done, his face grew rapidly warmer and he disconnected their hands to pull down his hood. "Sorry..." he murmured under his breath.
"N-no worries!" Caze hastily responded, pulling back his hand. "Are you okay?" Fern asked, worry lacing his voice. "Y-yeah, I was just.. thinking about something. Sorry, I didn't mean to worry you." Caze said, his voice husky. Fern's head was racing, why did his heart feel so fast? It felt like somebody had lit a campfire using his face as kindling.
Almost without thought, Fern scooted a little closer to Caze. The two sat in silence once more, but this time there was a soothing warmth filling the air.