BKLYNLDN - o, library

[wormwood.]

i was born, on the highway, in a train wreck

with a heart, that was beating, out of my chest

Aurum, like Abathur, had a supreme affinity for books. He had ever since the day he had first begun to learn how to read, since it meant that there was a medium that he could absolutely tear through to read all of the different stories that he had been told and love so much as a young cub. Unlike Abathur, his reading was not often for research, but simply for recreational purposes, since he always loved cracking open a good book and seeing what interesting characters or plot points were stored away inside. It all harkened back to when he had been a cub, and one of the few happy times of his childhood was when he was told a story by mouth by one of his relatives or one of the older members of the group. The stories always held his intense attention, and he often couldn't help the way he bounced with excitement as they got to the exciting parts, imagining himself as the brave heroes who served as the protagonists. When he had finally left the pride and learned that there were entire records of so many stories like that? He had been delighted, and learning to read had been one of his top priorities. Ever since then, he had collected and read books ravenously and often, a fact that could be told by most members of the group that knew him, most of all Roy and Crowley. Since his son and his best friend had to deal with him often finding and bringing back books to his home before his shelves were overflowing.

As for the library, it was a place that Aurum had loved to frequent quite often for new stories to read when he ran out of places to find hidden away books, but he had been going there very little ever since Leroy's death. The entire scene had plagued the building with unhappy memories, and just stepping inside had often been enough to make his skin crawl beneath his fur, recalling the way that Leroy shuddered and suffered before he died. Thankfully, Leroy was back now, and Aurum was prepared to give the library another chance. He still knew that there would be bad memories present, but at least now he could combat them with the knowledge that the canine was now alive and well, happier than the Captain was pretty sure he had ever seen him. Stepping inside the library for the first time in a month, Aurum found himself glancing around curiously as he took a few tentative steps forward, not really expecting anyone to be there. The library wasn't the most popular place in town, and it wasn't unusual for him to be the only one in there at some points. However, that wasn't the case this time, and the lion found himself blinking in surprise when he found Abathur, surrounded by books and still slowly moving up and down the shelves. Immediately feeling curiosity take over, Aurum slowly made his way over, flicking his tail in greeting to the large spider, "Hey, Abathur. I see you've found our library... found some books that piqued your interest?" It was pretty obvious that some had, but... Aurum wasn't honestly sure how else to start a conversation with Abathur, since the other had a habit of being quite blunt and a bit socially awkward.

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