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I try to bring Kinomi sweets and berries so that when we talk, we can enjoy our favorite foods together!
Though they aren't blood-related, Kinomi sees Patifleur as the younger sister she never had.
Tao is Brumal's best friend who occasionally comes over during the day just to hang out or nap while Brumal does chores, knits or reads by the fire. Brumal doesn’t mind having Tao around more often than he would normally have company over, as Tao is pretty mellow and Brumal feels comfortable being himself in his presence.
Ryujin sees Opal come into the library a lot, usually looking pretty nervous - so Ryujin has made a practice of always having some calming tea brewed and ready for whenever Opal comes by. As all of his tea is homegrown in his very own garden, Ryujin went home one day and carefully selected several ingredients by hand, specifically tailoring them to help calm Opal’s anxiety - even going to far as naming this new tea creation “Opalescence” as a placeholder until he could come up with an official name. However, upon seeing how much Opal seemed to love this new blend specifically crafted for him, Ryujin ultimately decided to keep the name as-is. Opalescence is now one of Ryujin’s best selling brews.
Vasilius and Tao's only known blood-related family member is Mona, who is their half-sister. As Mona was raised in an entirely separate situation from Vasilius and Tao, Mona was given far more opportunities to get ahead in life by means of a family wealth that her two brothers simply never had. When they are together, Vasilius will always try to be civil and kind to Mona, but his deep envy of her privilege (and bitterness toward their mutual estranged mother) tends to get in the way more often than not. As she and Tao get along just fine in contrast, Mona doesn't seem to understand why Vasilius can have such a temper toward her, and their relationship has always been strained because of this.
Vasilius is Tao's older sibling, and has taken somewhat of a parental role over him as they were abandoned by both of their biological mothers at a very young age. While Tao insists he doesn't need to be looked after and that he's just fine on his own, Vasilius still worries. There have been times when Tao hasn't come home at night as planned, and has later been found sleeping soundly by himself in the middle of a nearby forest (much to the relief of his frantic older brother.) This has caused Vas to overthink his role as a parental older sibling, and constantly be convinced that he's not doing a good enough job. When Tao was younger, Vasilius saved up and gifted him with a set of jingling holiday bells to affix to his antlers so that Vas could hear him better when he wandered - and while their effectiveness in this area was always debatable, Tao still wears the very same bells to this day.
As he already owned a library nearby when Kkeo’s location opened, Ryujin decided to pitch the idea of combining his library with Kkeo’s to make one big central location that is large enough to offer a decent variety of workshops and classes. Ryujin runs the tea bar within the library, and allows Kkeo to go absolutely nuts with the plant decor both inside and outside the tea café as well as in parts of the library itself (such as the Botanicals section.) Ryujin tries to nurture Kkeo’s apparent love for plants, as he believes it may settle him down some over time.
with the other bringing up the idea of combining their libraries, he agreed n had thought the other to be a friend, enjoying having someone else to work around and with now, and happily helping them with what they need, and especially helping with grow tea material for their tea cafe inside the library
Ichigo knows that Quin worries about him ever since he lost his eye trying to find their parents, so he tries his best to make sure Quin always knows he’s okay. Sometimes in the evenings when the bakery is slow, he will stop by and order a strawberry cookie to nibble on while he sits at a table in the corner and keeps his brother quiet company.