Papers, If You Please

“Mph… morning, Chayka.” The sound of someone squeaking their way into their seat meets the air before the chair’s owner lets out a small sigh - a canine with a bit more fluff than usual and a small badge pinned to the front of his shirt. He rubs his face for a moment or two before quickly looking towards his desk and half-straightening, half-reorganizing everything that he could see - looks like the people in his previous shift didn’t know what to do with their things. With barely another word, he starts to tidy things up before glancing outside. Snow was starting to trickle its way down from the sky with barely a whisper - Winter was always something that he needed to look out for, especially with everything that was piled up his way.
“Chayka, you hear me?”
“Huh? Uh, no, sorry, distracted.”
“Said good mornin’.” The canine looks to his right at that point with a small chuckle - he tended to space out with everything going on.
“Oh, uh… good morning, Boss.” The canine’s boss simply rolls his eyes for a moment before turning towards a small switch-board on the wall.
“Get your head in the game - it’s travel season, you know. We’re gonna get a lot of travellers this week, so make sure that everything goes well, make sure that you don’t slip up, yeah?”
“Got it, Boss. Uh… also, did you get my request for my time off?”
“Yeah, four weeks, right? Busiest time of the year, sure, but… well, I think that we can handle it when you’re gone. After today, you’re free for a while.” At the sound of that, the canine perks up a bit before pumping his fist against himself - finally!
“Sweet! Thanks, Boss!”
“Uh-huh, you just make sure you finish out today strong, and we’ll get you outta here, yeah?” With that, the canine nods and turns back to his desk before reaching over and flipping a switch on a nearby light pole - immediately, the small box on top of that pole lights up, telling the approaching number of travellers that his spot was open. Almost immediately, people start to flood their way into his lane before pulling out their documents and travel paraphernalia. The canine simply smiles for a moment or two before he starts to get everything processed through his station… Certainly not the most glamorous job, sure, but it definitely paid well enough for whatever he wanted to do afterward. Now… time to get to work.

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	“Next, person, please!” The canine smiles for a moment or two before handing the various documents in front of him back to their rightful owner and turning to his right - almost immediately, the sight of a swatch of dark blue scales meets the canine’s view before a stack of documents were pressed down onto the counter in front of him. A smile quickly plasters itself onto his features before he reaches over and takes those documents.
	“Good morning.” The sound of a deep baritone rumbles its way into the canine’s form, causing his eyes to widen a bit - that sounded rather… nice, if nothing else. He quickly turns his gaze towards the person on the other side of his counter, that being a rather large and… imposing dragon with a suit and tie straining against his form. Almost immediately, the canine’s cheeks start to burn with a bit of a blush.
	“Um… G-Good morning, sir. Your Passport and your t-t-travel documents, please.” At the sound of that, the dragon simply smiles and slides that stack of documents forward a bit.
	“Right, right, here you are, mister… Chayka.” The dragon leans over for a moment and glances to the canine’s name tag - a moment later, he smiles, rights himself, and straightens his tie. A moment later, and the canine starts to run things through the various bits of information in front of him… Though, barely a minute or two later, and they’re handed back with barely another out of place sound.
	“Right, so, um… you should be all set, sir. I hope that you have a nice ride this eveni-”
	“Did anyone ever tell you that you look really cute when you’re blushing?” At the sound of that, the canine’s eyes blink before he looks around his station - he must have misheard him, right?
	“E-Excuse me?”
	“I said what I said.” And with that, the dragon quietly plasters a toothy smile onto his face, his own eyes closing a moment or two later.
	“I… um… uh…” The canine opens his mouth for a moment or two before the dragon starts to speak again.
	“Hey, now… no need to get so worked up, you know? How about that, do you mind if I get your number? I’ve got some time to kill after work this week, and I want to spend it, uh… let’s say ‘not alone’, you know?” The canine blinks for a moment or two at that point before reaching over to the side of his station. He grabs a small post-it note, brings it close to himself, and grabs a nearby pen from a cup on his desk - he quickly uncaps it with his teeth, spits it out to the side, and starts to scribble a series of numbers onto the front of that small piece of paper. A moment later, he takes the dragon’s passport, opens it up to the back cover, and sticks that piece of paper into the back before closing it up, and handing it back to the dragon.
	“Uh… right. I’ve, um… I’ve got some time, uh… after today, so, um… feel free to call me when you get the chance - I’ll, um… you know…” And with that, the canine smiles for a moment or two before turning his gaze towards his desk - the dragon simply smirks for a moment or two before taking his documents back and stuffing them into his pocket for the time being.
	“I think that can be arranged, you know?” And with that, the dragon simply gives the canine a bit of a wink before starting to make his way down towards the other side of the room. The canine simply sits there with a rather silly-looking smirk on his face before another person makes their way up to his spot - almost immediately, the canine straightens himself up and looks to the new person.
	“Oh, uh… right, your documents, please.”

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	“Well, here we are. Hope you don’t mind it being so remote.” The dragon quickly opens a wooden door and holds it open for the canine to make his way through - the two of them had been travelling for the better part of the past day or so, and with everything going the way it should, the two of them had just made it before nightfall had set itself in. “You find a place to get comfy, I’ll get some cocoa going for us, yeah?” The dragon’s deep baritone rumbles its way into the canine’s ear for a moment or two, causing him to just nod and start to make his way into the place - he sets himself down onto a small sofa before the dragon disappears behind a wall…
	A while later, and the dragon reappears with a smile on his face, a pair of mugs in his hands, and… lacking a shirt. Almost immediately, the canine perks up before a bright red blush burns itself onto his cheeks - he immediately covers his face with his hands at that point before the dragon makes his way over.
	“Hehe… what, like what you see? Nothing to be ashamed of, you know. Here, drink up.” And with that, the dragon closes the distance between the two of them, sets down the pair of mugs, and takes a seat before grabbing a nearby blanket from its draped-over spot on the abc of the sofa - he quickly drapes it over both himself and the canine before reaching over and grabbing the canine’s mug. “Here, it’s hot, so be careful, yeah?”
	“Hehe… um… ye-yeah, yeah…” And with that, the canine grabs the mug’s handle before bringing it to his lips. The dragon does the same with his own mug before letting out a small sigh…
	“You know… I was a bit dubious at first, but… well, there is such a thing as ‘love at first sight’, you know…?” And with that, the dragon gives a glance towards the canine. “I… think I’ve fallen in love.” Almost immediately, the canine straightens up a bit, and lets out a sort of shiver-filled noise before leaning against the back of the sofa.
	“U-Um… I… yeah… I-I… um. I-I think, uh… I’ve kinda… done the same…” And with that, the canine buries his face into his mug for the time being - a moment later, the dragon drapes his arm around the canine and lets out a small sigh before leaning back for the time being…
	“That… I think I can deal with for the time being… C’mon, drink up - we’re gonna relax for… you said four weeks, right?” The canine simply smiles for a moment or two at that point… he could deal with that.

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	The last four weeks had been too short - the two of them were on the train home, and had just passed the mid-way point of their journey. Currently, the canine was leaning against the dragon with a content smile plastered on his face. The dragon was doing the same, though his arm was draped around the canine - even though it was a handful of weeks, the time spent was certainly worth it for what it was worth.
	Currently, though, the two of them were trying their best to sit back and relax on their way back to their lives… That being said, though, the two of them were certainly going to be happy with everything that they had done out in the snow. The dragon even lets out a small sigh at the thought of spending time with the canine… his canine. Yes… that sounds right. Things were going to get even better by the time the two of them were back home. Then, the real thing could begin - the two of them were going to have fun...