CLOSED - Open that door if you love me

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WHO: Anders and Nathaniel
WHAT: Nathaniel and Anders go searching Skyhold for kittens.
WHEN: Slightly backdated, prior to Emprise du Lion things
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: KITTENS.

Nathaniel enters their shared room with a pillow, newly bartered from another resident, and sits on his bedroll to place it.

"I keep seeing cats around," he says casually. "Especially close to the kitchen. Today I saw some...new ones."

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He's a little surprised by the hug, but Anders relaxes into it almost right away. Touch, physical contact, is something he rarely gets enough of. He can't really... return the hug at the moment, though. His hands are full.

"A name?" The small smile turns a little incredulous with the addition of a raised eyebrow. "You just handed," he gently lifts the cat's tail, "her to me. Or rather, deposited her on my lap. A good name takes time. Ser Pounce-a-lot only got his name quickly because I'd been saving it." There's a pause as he looks down at the kitten.

"...But I could call her the Hero of Purrelden."

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"Isn't that more of a title than a name?" Nathaniel breaks the half-hug and reaches out to touch a fingertip to one little paw. "I imagine nothing I come up with will be ridiculous enough for you."

[justice_is_blond]

"It probably won't. I want it to be funny, and that's not Howe you are."

She opens her eyes, giving up on napping to flex her paws and bat at Nate's finger. Anders gently rubs her head, marveling at how soft she is. And tiny. He can't get away from tiny. He's seen cats this small before, but never held one. Never owned one.

"But you could make your suggestions before I shoot them down, if you'd like. Keep in mind it has to be adorable. Do you know what adorable is?"

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"Well." This, for one thing. Not just the kitten, but Anders with the kitten. "I've heard of it. I could give it a go. Archon Hissarian? Fuzzy...fuzz-something. Isn't fuzz supposed to be adorable?"

[justice_is_blond]

He manages to pull his gaze up from the cat so he can look at Nathaniel.

"Nate. I respect you dearly. But this is painful. Please never try naming a cat again." There's a definite lightness to his voice, though. How he's missed having a cat. Even more than that, though, he's missed having friends. This likely won't last long, but he has people around him who know who he is and don't despise him for it.

Anders lifts the cat up to his chest and slowly, carefully gets to his feet.

"Shall we introduce her to her new home? I'm going to need to gather up sand, find a small box and another pillow..." There's several things to do, but he sounds pleased as he lists them off. He is pleased.

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A soft chuckle at the admonishment. Apparently Nathaniel is fine with never having to name a cat.

"I'll find a box and get sand. You take care of the adorable parts."