The rain continued outside as the local mall was bustling with people going in and out, back and forth every few minutes or so. Laff pushed around a mall-owned stroller as Nadwe tapped the guard rail, babbling as the rest of their friends followed behind.

Socks looked over and smiled, taking Meme's hand "Hey look Meme! A Disney store!" Meme looked over and shook his head "Mnnn, but things are so expensive there; I don't want another Mickey mouse or Judy Hopps for a while, not until I make sure I don't have student debt."

Socks giggled softly "Fair." Blaza looked over and gasped "CANDY STORE!!" He looked at Laff "Laff can we go!? Can we!?" Laff chuckled quietly and shrugged softly "Mate no one is stopping you."

"Aw but I want to check out the household department!' Tbh stated as Oof shook his head "That's stupid, I want to go to Box Lunch with Tb." Tbvg frowned a bit "I wanted to check out some new games.."

Laff tapped his chin "Well, how about this? Why don't we all split apart and meet up at the food court in a few hours?" Everyone seemed to have agreed with that idea and each had gone off in their own path.

Looking through a carousel of shirts, Woolfster and Dino stood beside each other as the two looked through the different shirts.

"Hey furry," Dino started with a grin as he pulled out one of the shirts for the new helluva boss youtube series "You would look cool in this." Woolfster rolled his eyes and looked at him "I'm not a furry, you're the furry...and thanks.." He looked at the shirts and pulled out a Red T-Rex shirt "You would look cool in this furry."

Dino chuckled and looked at it "Thanks, furry." He chuckled as Woolfster pouted, his ears flopping. "I'm not a furry, furry" He muttered as he looked away and at the shirts again.

Woolfster couldn't help but feel his heart swell being beside Dino, messing with the sleeves on the shirts on the rack. He's had a crush on him for as long as he could remember but he never found the way to tell Dino how he really felt. Plus; with him being much younger than Dino, being the youngest in the group besides Nadwe didn't make confessing any easier.

He glanced to the side and rubbed his arm, figuring out a way to find out if Dino was potentially interested in someone like him. His ears twitched and looked at Dino "Say...Furry?"

"Yes Furry?" Dino responded as he didn't look at Woolfster as he rubbed his hands. "How do you uhhh...figure out when you like someone..?" That made Dino stop and thought about his response "Hm...Well, that's kind of hard for me to explain..But I would assume it's when you feel like you emotionally connect with someone on a deeper level. Someone who you enjoy being with every day and one you share many hobbies with, maybe even make up cute little nicknames for them."

This lifted Woolfsters' hopes up as his ears raised "R-Really..?" He glanced to the side and blushed softly, smiling -Is this really happening..?-

Dino then shrugged and put one of the shirts he was looking at back "But I wouldn't imagine myself feeling anything like that for a while; I'm asexual anyway, so it'll be longer for me to notice that someone.."

That made Woolfster's heart sink as his face grew pale. He glanced at him, clearing his throat softly as he masked a soft face so he wouldn't show his soul-crushing despair "S-So...you're not interested in anyone...? Are you sure..?" Dino nodded softly and took one of the shirts off the rack "Not interested in anyone at the moment, or maybe never.." He shrugged softly and put the shirt back "I might find someone, but I'm prepared for the fact if I don't."

"Why do you ask, furry?" Dino asked paying no mind to Woolfster's demeanor as the latter tried to focus on looking at the shirts "J-Just uhh...s-someone at school..." Dino giggled softly and took down the last Airbender shirt "well if you wear this you might impress them, furry" He handed the shirt over as Woolfster took it, not looking Dino in the eye.

Woolfster smiled sadly and folded the shirt over his arm "t-thank you...Uh, Furry!" He quickly added as he dashed off to another rack of shirts. Dino chuckled and followed behind to keep an eye on the young furry.

Tbvg walked down the corridor as he looked around "Oof? Oompa? Where did you two go??" He fidgeted with his hands "Oh come on don't tell me you already left without me-!!"

Someone grabbed Tbvg by the arm and pulled him into a small room as he let out a yelp. Oof smirked softly and closed the door behind him "There you are~" Tbvg looked at him with a strong blush as he stuttered softly "O-Oof-! W-What are you-!?" Oof quickly lifted him by his legs and pressed him against the door; kissing him passionately on the lips.

Tbvg let out a soft gasp and kissed back, gripping onto Oof's shoulders as he moaned quietly. This kiss continued for a few more seconds before the two pulled away out of breath. Tbvg panted softly and inhaled sharply, looking at Oof "W-What brought this k-kind of mood up..?"

Oof smirked softly and nuzzled his nose "I just missed you~" He kissed Tbvg again and pulled away, smirking. Tbvg wrapped his arms around Oof's shoulders, panting softly "I-I missed you too..B-But we c-could have met up like t-this at your place o-or mine.." Oof chuckled softly and leaned in "I'm aware; I just couldn't wait any longer~"

He kissed Tbvg again, licking his lips to ask for access. Tbvg moaned softly and allowed Oof to insert his tongue into his mouth, holding onto him tightly as his legs wrapped around Oof's body.

The two made out for a couple of minutes before Oof pulled away and buried his face in Tbvg's neck. That made Tbvg squirm softly and whined, shifting away to keep Oof from biting him "N-No no, Oof, n-not here.." Oof smirked softly and leaned back into the crook of Tbvg's neck, biting down gently as Tbvg let out a squeal "O-OOF!!" He gasped softly and covered his mouth, shuddering softly as Oof chuckled quietly.

Someone knocked on the door as the two jolted, clinging to each other tightly.

"Hey just so you two know if you need to find me I'm gonna be in the useless knick-knacks section," Oompa said on the other side before chuckling and walking away. Oof growled quietly and narrowed his eyes under his glasses "fucking Oompa ruining a good ti-"

Tbvg quickly bit down on Oof's neck as the latter let out an undignified moan. He stumbled and backed off as Tbvg let him go, licking his lips "That's for biting me, you sly bastard." He smirked softly and pecked Oof's lips before pulling away.

Oof stared at him dumbfounded before chuckling softly, smirking "You're the sly one." He pulled him close "I fucking love you purple man." Tbvg laughed quietly and kissed him, holding onto him. "I love you, you tall ass man." Oof chuckled and opened the door, taking Tbvg's hand, and walked out with him in tow.

God he loved this man, Tbvg hopes he will never ever lose him.

Scooping up some candy bars, Blaza dumped a handful of it into a plastic bag and giggled "I feel like a kid in a candy store!" Tbh looked over and smiled, laughing softly "You're acting like a kid in a candy store."

Blaza giggled and kept looking as Tbh picked up a few bars of candy "I should get Joocie some too, he's been seeming a bit down lately." Blaza sighed quietly "Yeah, I heard about the date...I'm sorry you got sick."

(Keep in mind Blaza doesn't know much about Tbh's and Joocie's toxic relationship; he believes they just go through some hardships and nothing more)

Tbh sighed softly and rubbed his head "Yeah, it really broke his heart. I tried to get him up today to come with us but he didn't wake up." He walked over to another display "I know eating your feelings isn't healthy, but I know Joocie likes the orange flavor candy." Blaza turned around and followed "Oh the one with the fizz? I love the purple ones!"

Tbh smiled and reached for it "Yep that's the one!" He grabbed a few packets of the orange-flavored zots and placed them in the bag. He looked back at the sections of candy as he sighed quietly. Blaza looked at him "Is something wrong..?" Tbh looked to the side and pulled off his hood, shaking his head and smiling softly "Nothing, it's fine."

Blaza nodded softly and looked away. "Well...okay." He looked through his bag to see if he could fit anything else in it. He both loved and hated moments alone with Tbh, he mostly hated it because he knew he could never have Tbh; he was dating Joocie. He took one of the novelty chocolate bars and looked at it, admiring the design.

He would never ever have someone like Tbh...

Reaching over, Tbh took Blaza's hand that held the candy bar in his own as he leaned over to look at it. He smiled and chuckled, "What a funny design." Blaza's face turned red as he laughed silently, feeling his heart race a million miles.

After a few minutes, Blaza felt his blush harshen as he chuckled nervously "Uhhh, Honest..? Y-You can let my hand go now..."

Tbh looked at him, seeming like he was in a daze to begin with "Huh?" He looked at where his hand was and chuckled quietly "Oh, sorry." He took his hand away slowly and looked Blaza in the eye. He stifled a giggle and smiled "You look hot, do you need ice? You're not getting sick are you?" He felt his forehead as Blaza stuttered softly "U-Uh I uhh-.." Tbh giggled softly "It's cute when you stutter."

Blaza took in a few slow breaths -O-oh fuck please don't be fucking with me brain..-

Tbh took his hand and walked towards the cash register "C'mon, I'll pay for our stuff and get you some soup from the food court." Blaza blushed and nodded silently "o-o-okay, T-Tbh..." He followed behind Tbh to the cash register.

He felt Tbh's hand tighten gently around his own.