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| sorry so late ;_______; and so lame astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf SPOILER!!: DAXTON! Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir Daxton, who had barely managed to reach step one without a whole lot of luck and a fortunate belligerent streak, was quite prepared to continue reading in silence until they reached his checkmate. The anger still coursed through him, like a raging river that had somehow managed to freeze over on the surface - cool, calm, and completely innocuous to the casual observer, but dangerous and near deadly to anyone who might take a closer look and break through the ice.
He gripped the cover of the book tightly and shuffled further down on the sofa, all but laying right across it, appearing much more comfortable than he could ever feel in the presence of someone else. But that was all part of it. He kept his eyes on the book, acting as though he neither noticed not cared for Airey Flamsteed's presence, while all the time being hyper aware that he sat only a few feet away. Daxton was not sure if it made him feel more on edge or not.
What he did know, was that the book was quickly taking up more of his attention than he had intended for. Though Daxton had wanted to focus solely on his current situation, what lay right before his eyes - a new book, new information - was too tempting to ignore. He found himself reading - for real this time - and the rage that had built up so painfully in his chest gradually began to dial down from boiling to simmering. Shuffling just a little more onto his side, all the better to pin the book to the sofa seat and turn the pages with his functioning hand, Daxton ignored the battle of wills for a moment and allowed himself a few minutes to mentally retreat into the pages of the book. Perhaps reading would calm his brain, let him think his way through the stolen-book-cursed-hands-stupid-office scenario a little more logically.
Regardless of whether this was the case, reading was exactly what he was doing, eyes gleaming almost hungrily as they scanned each page at speed.
So...that was in then, yeah? Mr. Prince would sit there reading the book and the astronomer would sit here sipping on his tea? This begged the question of what he should do once his tea eventually ran out - which wouldn't take too terribly long given how fond the man was of it - which would be after another cup or two of the brew. He could always summon a comic book...or perhaps a novel off his shelf. There was also some research to attend to...both of the academic and personal variety...
Blue eyes back on the Ravenclaw again, Airey took another long sip and then set his cup down on the small table and summoned his own book to read through. One that, unintentionally mind you, could potentially make the silence truly awkward. His copy of Usa Major's Guide to Raising Usa Minor: an astronomer's guide to parenting now in his hand, Airey leafed through the pages until he found the chapter he had previously left off on and began to read while occasionally sipping his tea and venturing glances towards his sofa's occupant.
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