[ alhaitham replies dryly; there was no-one that got under his skin quite like kaveh was able to, no-one that pissed him off quite like kaveh could. the clarification should be enough, but there's still doubt in the taller man's mind - something just didn't quite add up, not after all the carry-on of the past couple of days.
if he didn't loathe him, why was he constantly acting like he did?
the scribe lets out a tired sigh as he closes his eyes for a moment, telling of how little sleep he'd gotten last night. he was used to burning the candle at both ends in terms of work, but the emotional outlay of all this had been more exhausting than a week of overtime, and as such, dark circles lined the pale skin underneath his eyes. ]
If that's the case, what do you want me to do?
[ because trying to anticipate need obviously hadn't worked so far. it was a foreign concept to alhaitham in the first place, trying to assist in a personal capacity rather than simply a professional one - and as much as he hates to admit he's shit at something, it appeared he was rather shit at this. it had been a long time since he'd bothered to make an effort with much of anything outside of work, and he's not quite sure why kaveh is now that catalyst, but - alhaitham rarely ignored his instincts. ]
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[ alhaitham replies dryly; there was no-one that got under his skin quite like kaveh was able to, no-one that pissed him off quite like kaveh could. the clarification should be enough, but there's still doubt in the taller man's mind - something just didn't quite add up, not after all the carry-on of the past couple of days.
if he didn't loathe him, why was he constantly acting like he did?
the scribe lets out a tired sigh as he closes his eyes for a moment, telling of how little sleep he'd gotten last night. he was used to burning the candle at both ends in terms of work, but the emotional outlay of all this had been more exhausting than a week of overtime, and as such, dark circles lined the pale skin underneath his eyes. ]
If that's the case, what do you want me to do?
[ because trying to anticipate need obviously hadn't worked so far. it was a foreign concept to alhaitham in the first place, trying to assist in a personal capacity rather than simply a professional one - and as much as he hates to admit he's shit at something, it appeared he was rather shit at this. it had been a long time since he'd bothered to make an effort with much of anything outside of work, and he's not quite sure why kaveh is now that catalyst, but - alhaitham rarely ignored his instincts. ]
What do you want from me?