Cole uses the open window to teleport into Sera's room, a book in his hands. He appears rather awkwardly, facing the far wall, and manages to turn just in time to see her spill a bottle of ink on her pillows, swearing furiously.
"Nugshit! What'd I tell you about sneaking up on me, Creepy?!"
"Sorry, Sera," he says absently, tilting his head to read the word she was writing across her knuckles. It's difficult because the letters are upside-down. He sounds it out and then blushes, looking away. "I-I wanted to ask you for something..."
Sera glares steadily at him. "Go ahead and ask. Don't think for a second it means I'll do it."
Cole holds out the book hopefully. "Evie has to read this and it's very boring. I think she would be happier if you read it, too, and drew your pictures in it."
Sera squints at him but grabs the book. "Just to be clear, yeah? You're asking me to deface library property?"
"You could draw faces, o-or anything else you like. She laughed when you drew Blackwall as a sad bear."
Sera snickers to herself and starts flipping through the pages, considering. After a moment she snaps the book shut and looks back to him. "Yeah, all right. I'm not doing this for you, though, you got it?"
"No..." Cole says slowly, "it's for Evie." He frowns, confused.
"Yeah, I know-- argh, nevermind. Just go, I'll do it," she waves him off.
"Thank you, Sera," he says pleasantly.
"Stop talking," she replies, and throws a pillow at him as he disappears.
Worked on Symmetry ch11 a bunch this weekend, but it’s still got a ways to go. This chapter’ll be another long one-- 22 pages so far already.
Here’s a tiny, silly scene in the meantime. :x
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