Chapter 17 • Ownership
In the past Yoongi had purposefully leaned against him or at least sat next to him and curled his tail around him if he was home for the day wanting to be close. But today he has chosen to sit on the floor instead of on the bed with Hoseok, writing things in his notebook. Though at a slower pace than usual. Sometimes it seems as if Yoongi is watching him, but when Hoseok goes to look over at him and the hybrid's still head down in the notebook. Though he has noticed his tail twitching and movement from the corner of his eye that makes it seem like the hybrid is restless. To add to that, Yoongi visits the bathroom multiple times, way more than usual, but has only barely sipped from the glass of water next to him. Eventually, Hoseok heads to work and Yoongi gives him a small goodbye. He can't help but worry the entire afternoon and night as he works. He really needs to sit down with Yoongi and reassure him that he can still be clingy, that acting more like a pet would be perfectly fine, and that nothing needed to change between them. Hoseok plans out a speech in his head like he did when he first met Yoongi. This one he is sure he will get to deliver and is even more important than the last one. As Hoseok is bussing a table, he notices that several of the patrons tonight have hybrids with them, which isn't unusual for the nice establishment, he had just never paid them much attention before. Unlike full animals, they are allowed into restaurants if they have their owner with them. He looks at a dog hybrid with floppy ears, as she plays with a human child in her lap, her owner's kid no doubt. It's a nice scene, she's clearly loved and taken care of by her family. Trusted around their child and when the mother looks at them her smile is filled with joy. If the hybrid didn't have the animal traits, it would be as if she were simply a big sister to the little girl in her lap. Instead, she's a pet, a collar around her neck symbolizing her ownership. Hoseok looks at the other hybrids and they too all have collars, each a different style, some embellished with their names and others plain and thin, almost unnoticeable. None of them have leashes as hybrids are intelligent enough to not need them. Hoseok can't help but give the collars more thought as he takes the dishes back to the sink. Thinking about it over more in his head as he washes plates, Hoseok realizes that while Yoongi might not be a registered hybrid, that doesn't mean that he couldn't possibly get him a collar for when he goes out. A collar would show that he is owned and loved. He wouldn't be harassed or possibly taken away if caught without it. It would also allow him to take Yoongi to a restaurant like this one day. The ability to sit at a table and eat food surrounded by other people and have no one look at them twice. Yoongi had mentioned he wanted to be treated like a pet sometimes and maybe a collar would solidify in his mind that Hoseok wanted him around no matter what. On his way home he thinks about what kind of collar would look best on Yoongi. Something plain and black is what comes to mind, though the thought of a small bell as well makes him laugh. His brain conjured up Yoongi's annoyed face he would give when presented with that collar. The hybrid has brought back a bunch of clothing which Hoseok has been thinking about getting another dresser to put everything in. Most of the clothes have been darker in color and plain in style, with nothing standing out. He wonders if Yoongi's style would be different if he got to purchase what he wore, instead of finding things abandoned by other people. He pictures Yoongi in his head wearing a thin leather collar with a silver buckle. It would stand out against his pale neck and if he wore something that showed off his collar bones...well. Hoseok stops his thoughts there and pauses in the empty street. 'This better not awaken something in me' Hoseok thinks, annoyed at how his brain went sexually that quickly.
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