CRK oneshots lmao

♡"Love In The Pet-Park!"

𝐀𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐭

~~♡~~
..He has been..Terribly stressed.

The detective has felt overly stressed out and tired, forcing himself through his daily shifts at the station, and the usual all-nighters trying to finish investigations..

He wouldn’t call it torture, yet he couldn’t help but wish that he could catch a break. Hell, even his daughter had been telling him to get away from the work for a little while; But, he didn’t want to leave his co-workers alone with serious cases, it would go wrong, just like it did last time..

(..And he had only been gone for 2 days..)

..His slightly-odd cat, the one he named ‘Constable Whiskers’ (..It was a recommendation from Walnut years ago…), rolled itself against the sheets of paper lining his desk. Almond groaned, trying to shoo the critter away so it wouldn’t leave paw prints again.

(He preferred not to explain why there were paw marks on his files again..)

The detective picked it up, setting the cat down onto the wooden floor. It gave an angry, loud meow as a response, crawling back up (..And stabbing his legs with its claws..), jumping onto the desk again.

Almond frowned heavily, thinking the creature was just hungry. He sighed, standing from the chair, walking out of his office towards the kitchen. Constable Whiskers followed him, happily trotting behind since it got its way. The detective grabbed the food from atop a far shelf, pouring a good amount into the bowl on the floor. He smiled as the cat immediately scarfed it down, quickly cleaning up any crumbs that were left behind.

Almond backed up a bit, beginning to walk back upstairs, before letting out a pained yelp when the creature scratched at his leg. He grumbled, picking it up. Constable Whiskers stared up at him, giving a low 'Meow.' at him.
With a grumble, he set it down, watching as it ran over towards the door and scratched at it.

'...Oh.'
..He felt like an idiot not realizing what the little critter wanted. Almond walked over, leaning down to grab the leash, quickly attaching it to the cat's collar. (..Surprisingly, without a fight this time..)

Almond opened the front door, leading the cat outside, closing and locking up the door.

~~♡~~

The sun was bright in the midst of the day, shining down on the residents of the Cookie Kingdom. Almond wandered down the stone path, leading the critter infront of him towards the local pet park. He quickly recognized the large gates, bold letters reading "Kingdom Park", hurrying to walk through the entrance. Almond moved over towards a bench, settling down; He was a bit afraid to release his cat from its leash, especially with the amount of dogs around..

The detective sat there, staring out awkwardly. He knew other pet owners were staring at him, wondering why he wasn't allowing his cat to run free; Afterall, it was meant for any species of pet. (...With obvious limits; He vividly remembers dragging an entire tiger out of the park...)

..He heard boots walking up next to him, flinching and turning towards the sound. The person raised an eyebrow, sitting next to him on the bench to un-hook the leash on his dog.
". .What's with the staring? Never seen a guy bring his hound out of the house??"
He sternly said, frowning. Almond sighed, rushing to explain that he didn't mean to stare..

"..And- What's up with the cat..? The dogs won't hurt it, they're better than that."
He grumbled, pointing at Constable Whiskers. Almond stayed silent, leaning down to remove the leash. The critter happily trotted off, hurrying away. He smiled a bit, chuckling.

"See? Animals deserve freedom, not being trapped inside all the time!"
He crossed his arms proudly, giving a look towards the detective.

"..Sir, I was..Simply worried about my cat. It may be a bit..Troublesome, sometimes but..I'd rather it not get harmed."
The detective muttered, looking back out at the area around them. The other man shrugged, humming lowly.

"..Anyways. I am Red Velvet, loyal commander of the cakehounds!"
He proudly said, smiling. Almond raised an eyebrow, a bit concerned about the title.
"Err..I'm Almond, I guess..?"
Was all he could say, crossing his arms. Red Velvet gave a hum, grinning. Almond stayed silent again, still watching his cat closely. He saw a cakehound run over ans begin to play around with it, getting a worried gasp from the detective.

"Ah- Calm down, that is just Chiffon, he won't harm your cat-!"
Red Velvet hurried to stammer out, in fear of the detective running over and harming his dearest cakehound. Almond took a breath, sitting back down slowly with relief.

~~♡~~

..Over an hour later, they still allowed their pets to play around and run. The both of them talked about random things; Professions, family..And, of course, animals.
"The hounds are always just the cutest! They look mean, but they..Really like to play.."
Red Velvet muttered the last bit, chuckling at the thoughts of his hounds back at the tower. He adored remembering the way they would topple him over during trainings, cuddling up against him all the time; He simply disliked people seeing them as vile creatures.

"Ha..Yeah. They do seem to be energetic.."
Almond said, smiling a bit. He watched the critters eventually get tired out, laying down on the grass. Both of them laughed, slightly leaning a bit closer together.

..Red Velvet noticed the sun setting, jumping up from the comfortable posistion. Almond quickly flushed red, realizing how close they were.

"S-Sorry sir, I must hurry home! Chiffon, let us leave!"
He called out towards the hound, getting a small yip in return as it ran back. Red Velvet decided to simply carry the hound, giving a smile and a wave whilst he walked off.

. . .Almond sighed, deciding to go and collect his own pet, lifting Constable Whiskers up into his arms with a grumble, beginning his trudge back home.
He could only wonder what had happened; Would he see him again..? Maybe, ask a few..Deeper questions?

He would have to wait to find out, it seemed.

~End~

my motivation is DETERIORATING good lord
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