[ kaveh lifts his eyes. his eyes, alhaitham thinks, are in a constant flux of motion. the indignant roll of them as kaveh swept into the room, the flicker down as the weight of his emotions fell short, the widening of such in hope, and the cooler pinks as said hope congealed. now, kaveh looks up. the refraction of the light from the glass dances gold across kaveh's knuckles and splashes a bright swathe across kaveh's cheek. the servant's eyes are a liquid red. nascent rubies still-sleeping within the mantle of teyvat's crust dream of such a colour. for a brief moment, the fidgeting of his hands seem to cease.
in answer, alhaitham opens his fridge. he takes out a pomegranate. in truth, he is not fond of the fruit. the dasher who delivered alhaitham's groceries had slipped it in with the other fruits as thanks for alhaitham's tendency to calculate his tips based on a livable city wage. the fruit is work to pick apart for very little reward. the taste is sharp and the seeds more so. he cracks open the pomegranate with his bare hands. alhaitham places one glistening wax and garnet half of the chambered fruit onto the counter, and the other into kaveh's hand. ]
Pick at that if you have to bother your hands with something to do. [ is what alhaitham says. and then: ] She has only kept the one journal. I remember enough to ascertain as such. Were you known for deficits in memory in your life?
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Date: 2023-06-25 01:05 am (UTC)in answer, alhaitham opens his fridge. he takes out a pomegranate. in truth, he is not fond of the fruit. the dasher who delivered alhaitham's groceries had slipped it in with the other fruits as thanks for alhaitham's tendency to calculate his tips based on a livable city wage. the fruit is work to pick apart for very little reward. the taste is sharp and the seeds more so. he cracks open the pomegranate with his bare hands. alhaitham places one glistening wax and garnet half of the chambered fruit onto the counter, and the other into kaveh's hand. ]
Pick at that if you have to bother your hands with something to do. [ is what alhaitham says. and then: ] She has only kept the one journal. I remember enough to ascertain as such. Were you known for deficits in memory in your life?