𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑦𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑒.

/  don’t be
            
            !!  @justicebeheld

╱╱ ⠀⠀  ⠀⠀excited

!!  @grandscribe

“i’m hardly being stubborn.  i thought we both agreed the sooner i’m out of your hair as i reiterated,  the better.”
            

    ⠀[    SCRIBE:   AL'HAITHAM.̲    ]
            ⠀⠀⠀             iv.̲⠀⤻┃✑     ᶠᵉᵗᵗᵉʳˢ ᵒᶠ ᵖʰᵉⁿᵒᵐᵉⁿᵃ
            
            ⠀
            "⠀⠀it doesn't.   kaveh.   don't be so stubborn.⠀⠀"

a dismissive grunt,  with a mumble of  ‘would’ve been nice to know’  before he sets off again.  this time,  he brandishes what he assumes is correct based on the knowledge he had gathered.  “this?”
            
            !!  @grandscribe

    ⠀[    SCRIBE:   AL'HAITHAM.̲    ]
            ⠀⠀⠀             iv.̲⠀⤻┃✑     ᶠᵉᵗᵗᵉʳˢ ᵒᶠ ᵖʰᵉⁿᵒᵐᵉⁿᵃ
            
            ⠀
            "⠀⠀the volumes don't equate to chronological order.   they're organised in which ruins are closest to the forests and which are furthest.⠀⠀"

“i’m sure you are messing with me,”  a grumble but he still looks anyway.  “are these books not organised in order of volume?”
            
            !!  @grandscribe

“what’s the point of resting on top of my bed?  it’s much more comfortable to be within it,”  he struggles to a sitting position,  hair entirely mussed and side of his face wrinkled with the imprint of sheets.  he takes a sip of the coffee   —-  suspiciously perfect.  “nothing.  /now/  who’s the defensive one?”
            
            !!  @grandscribe

    ⠀[    SCRIBE:   AL'HAITHAM.̲    ]
            ⠀⠀⠀             iv.̲⠀⤻┃✑     ᶠᵉᵗᵗᵉʳˢ ᵒᶠ ᵖʰᵉⁿᵒᵐᵉⁿᵃ
            
            ⠀
            "⠀⠀once you make it and stop hibernating.   yes,  i made coffee.   what about it.⠀⠀"

“oh,  so i can’t rest  /in/  bed?”  finally does the light of kshahrewar poke his head out of bed,  squinting in the general direction of the other.  “…you made me coffee.”
            
            !!  @grandscribe

“don’t word it like that,”  eyes immediately narrow,  and kaveh’s seemingly puffed up defensively.  “i assumed he was in the desert as he usually is,  considering he’s morbidly obsessed with it,  and he forgot his lunch.  and water.  you know how he gets—-  or whatever.”
            
            !!  @justicebeheld

⠀[    GENERAL MAHAMATRA:   CYNO.̲    ]
            ⠀⠀⠀             ii.̲⠀⤻┃☠︎︎      ᵛᵉˢˢᵉˡ ᵒᶠ ʰᵉʳᵐᵃⁿᵘᵇⁱˢ
            
            ⠀
            "⠀⠀i wouldn't have offered if it would be bothering me.⠀⠀"
            [    a pause,  one where he fights against the upwards twitch of his lips.    ]
            
            "⠀⠀came all the way out to give him his lunch.⠀⠀"

“i wouldn’t want to bother you,”  he clears his throat lightly.  “he forgot his lunch.”
            
            !!  @justicebeheld

"⠀⠀gotta keep the tan up before i become like dad.   reflective light on the snow.⠀⠀"

i’m sure my child is capable of dressing warmly.  
            
            !!  @litpaths

"⠀⠀i'm going back to snezhnaya.   it is SO cold there,  by the way.   your child will be freezing 'cause you called them silly.⠀⠀"

he  is  mostly  the  topic  of  our  conversations,  kaveh.   you  know  that  just  as  much  as  i  do.   hm  ..  talk  to  me ?   interesting,  what  would  you  want  from  me ?⠀⠀ ͏͏͏͏͏͏ ͏͏͏͏͏͏ ͏͏͏͏͏͏ ͏͏͏͏͏͏ ͏͏͏͏͏͏@alcazarzaray

you think so lowly of me?  don’t be ridiculous.  acting like i have a one-track mind—  i am not  /that/  lacking in intelligence.  i’m here to talk to you,  actually.
            
            !!  @thundermatra

* a gape and the best he can do is slap his hand over the pages of the book,  urged by nothing but pettiness of course *
            
            !!  @grandscribe 

"⠀⠀how elegant of an aspiring sage.⠀⠀" he replies,  unphased by the usual string of unpleasant words thrown at him.   and as expected..  he goes back to reading.

* a very angry scowl tossed directly down upon the other,  before such an expression soothes over with a dignified sniff *  fool.  * is uttered before he gives a sickly sweet smile,  fingers slowly and deliberately spelling out an insult along the lines of:  piss mouth *
            
            !!  @grandscribe

i will pinch yours  /actually/.  just to get some peace for even a few moments.  
            
            !!  @grandscribe

"⠀⠀pinch your own.   you need it.⠀⠀"

i’ll pinch your tongue.
            
            !!  @grandscribe