he’s greeted with a throbbing head, a foggy haze settling across his brain, like he’d gotten a face-full of one of alfons’s rockets. right arm draped over his face (contorted in the bright light streaming through the window---wait, since when was munich ever not cloudy?) only to be greeted by the cool sting of metal. wait---his arm wasn’t made of steel.
it’s with a jolt that he fully awakens, amber eyes flying open (only to squint from the shock of the light---damn it, why was it so bright in here?). where were the sounds of the cars? the chatter of the people on the streets? by this hour, he’d surely have heard gracia talking to a customer down below. “wh-what the hell....” this isn’t even his apartment. this isn’t his bedroom.
in a split second, he’s on his feet, charging from the open, airy (familiar, familiar--no, it’s not. is it?) room, into the area beyond. he’s greeted with the smell of food, the sight of blonde hair piled up in a bun. chest heaves in relief. he knows that silhouette, there must just be some confusion----it’s all fine. fine. fine. the countryside. he must have gone with her to visit her grandmother. that’s right. that’s right. with a wide yawn, he stretches, ignoring the twinge of the metal (still strange, like a dream. a dream?) as he pads heavily into the kitchen. “mornin’ winifred.” / starter for @automailheart.