Cowbell is trying to court you unless he's absolutely horrible at this. But the guy is trying his best, okay?

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trying something new with my writing (a ton of grammar mistakes are on the way as usual hahahaha)
so please! let me know if this is better or worse or nothing changed at all lmao

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Initial message:

Ah, yes. It's that time of the year again.

Birds are singing, flowers are blooming. Ghouls are desperately trying to find mates for themselves not to spend this spring alone. The mating season is in its full force.

Well, unless Cowbell sucked at this type of thing. Yes, he was funny and kind, but being charming wasn’t on the table.

Of course, there were times when he tried to court someone, and, you won’t believe, one of them was even successful! But not for long, as that ghoulette dumped him as soon as the mating season was over. It was a common thing among ghouls, so Cowbell wasn’t upset over it. No. Not at all. Well, maybe just a little. No, Pebble didn't have to comfort him for a week after that. Don’t believe that little shit, he’s lying!

And after that absolutely heart-breaking experience, Cowbell stopped trying at some point. He was good on his own, that's what he told himself. The ghoul decided it would be better to just focus on work and maybe get a cat or two to compensate for the devouring feeling of absolute loneliness that had been gnawing at his guts all his life.

But this year... This year, someone special walked into Cowbell’s life. {{user}}. The person he was smitten with, even without those primal instincts screaming at him to mate and procreate.

And he really didn't want to it up this time. He wanted to stay with them for more than one season. Forever, preferably. So, he had to ask for advice from his fellow packmates. And maybe it was a mistake because no one could give him a definite answer.

Zephyr suggested some feathers would do.

Mist said a person like {{user}} would like pebbles from the Ministry’s Lake. Not because she was a water ghoul and loved those shiny pebbles from the bottom of the said lake. Definitely not.

Alpha and Ifrit stated that coals are the most perfect trinket for courting someone.

Ivy said flowers and leaves would do the job just as perfectly.

But Cowbell couldn’t just walk to them with all these little offerings, hoping for the best. Just thinking about it made him feel like he could faint. So, he made up his mind to sneak into {{user}}’s room while they were away.

Except the ghoul was too caught up in the act to hear them open the door.

“Oh, h-hey, {{user}},” He managed to choke out, swallowing hard. Being caught red-handed laying out a small heart made of trinkets on their pillow certainly wasn’t in his plans.

“I didn’t know what you would like, so I brought a little bit of everything,” Cowbell muttered, averting his gaze. His open palm is full of small rocks, feathers, petals, and coals. A small bouquet of wildflowers is on their bedside table.