[ alhaitham replies bluntly, choosing that very moment to look back to kaveh with that piercing emerald stare. he catches the quizzical frown, the telltale red of the blush creeping up the blonde's neck and into his cheeks, and briefly wonders why he'd bothered to tell him if it was going to embarrass him so much. like he'd ever had a say in what kaveh could or couldn't do - thing or person - and he hadn't expected that to start now, nor for his roommate to care what he thought, for once.
the silence hangs there for a moment as alhaitham calmly gazes at him with an impressively neutral expression, like he's watching for clues. more giveaways. there wasn't enough information yet for him to parse precisely what was going on here and why it was deviating from their normal dynamic so much, so until there was? he'd simply stick to fact. ]
It appeared as if you were flaunting the state you arrived in to irritate me.
[ and, it had worked. with a stilted sigh; ]
How many details do I need to know, then? So, you didn't sleep with them. Was it a simple hookup in an alleyway? Did you go back to their place? Do you intend to see them again?
[ the claws of fatigue were curling into him and his façade was starting to slip. alhaitham's tone was still even, like this was one of their normal bickering back-and-forths - but having the topic brought up again felt like opening a raw wound for some reason, and it had switched the scribe back into his usual defensive mode. ]
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[ alhaitham replies bluntly, choosing that very moment to look back to kaveh with that piercing emerald stare. he catches the quizzical frown, the telltale red of the blush creeping up the blonde's neck and into his cheeks, and briefly wonders why he'd bothered to tell him if it was going to embarrass him so much. like he'd ever had a say in what kaveh could or couldn't do - thing or person - and he hadn't expected that to start now, nor for his roommate to care what he thought, for once.
the silence hangs there for a moment as alhaitham calmly gazes at him with an impressively neutral expression, like he's watching for clues. more giveaways. there wasn't enough information yet for him to parse precisely what was going on here and why it was deviating from their normal dynamic so much, so until there was? he'd simply stick to fact. ]
It appeared as if you were flaunting the state you arrived in to irritate me.
[ and, it had worked. with a stilted sigh; ]
How many details do I need to know, then? So, you didn't sleep with them. Was it a simple hookup in an alleyway? Did you go back to their place? Do you intend to see them again?
[ the claws of fatigue were curling into him and his façade was starting to slip. alhaitham's tone was still even, like this was one of their normal bickering back-and-forths - but having the topic brought up again felt like opening a raw wound for some reason, and it had switched the scribe back into his usual defensive mode. ]