[ the sound of the front door closing is just loud enough to filter in over the top of the ambient music playing in alhaitham's headphones. while he doesn't get up straight away, he very practically uses the time he knows kaveh will be getting settled - storing his bags, sorting himself - to wrap up his current train of thought, bookmark the page in the text laying open on his desk and finish the note he was writing.
he's just ticking off the last thing on the list when those familiar light footfalls approach, followed closely by slim arms snaking around his shoulders. the subtle scent of kaveh's cologne, the brush of gold hair against his neck - all things set to put the scribe in a good mood, though that bar was fairly low considering they'd spent about twenty-four hours together in the last two weeks.
alhaitham is so very close to letting himself exude a sigh of satisfaction? relief, that kaveh's home in one piece? until the relative peace of the moment is shattered by one very identifiable and very shrill bark.
not unlike a startled desert fox, the scribe's muscles tense themselves again as the architect sighs a melodic apology in his ear. for a moment, he idly considers simply not turning around, because once a problem is perceived it becomes part of reality - but then the decision is made for him as the most energetic one makes an enthusiastic jump for his desk, landing on top of it and promptly stalking over to close-quarters stare alhaitham in the face.
it's the taller man's turn to sigh, standing up from his chair to face his partner and realising that there were not one, but two further problems skittering about the floor. ]
Please explain.
[ - is his simple but curt request, which comes out in a tone that suggests he's aware that some sort of ridiculous ten part story is to follow about how these animals came to follow kaveh all the way back to sumeru city from aaru village. ]
that tracks tbh
he's just ticking off the last thing on the list when those familiar light footfalls approach, followed closely by slim arms snaking around his shoulders. the subtle scent of kaveh's cologne, the brush of gold hair against his neck - all things set to put the scribe in a good mood, though that bar was fairly low considering they'd spent about twenty-four hours together in the last two weeks.
alhaitham is so very close to letting himself exude a sigh of satisfaction? relief, that kaveh's home in one piece? until the relative peace of the moment is shattered by one very identifiable and very shrill bark.
not unlike a startled desert fox, the scribe's muscles tense themselves again as the architect sighs a melodic apology in his ear. for a moment, he idly considers simply not turning around, because once a problem is perceived it becomes part of reality - but then the decision is made for him as the most energetic one makes an enthusiastic jump for his desk, landing on top of it and promptly stalking over to close-quarters stare alhaitham in the face.
it's the taller man's turn to sigh, standing up from his chair to face his partner and realising that there were not one, but two further problems skittering about the floor. ]
Please explain.
[ - is his simple but curt request, which comes out in a tone that suggests he's aware that some sort of ridiculous ten part story is to follow about how these animals came to follow kaveh all the way back to sumeru city from aaru village. ]