◜ PRE-PLOTTED STARTER for @snowinabottle
papers lay scattered across the desk. coffee 𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑙𝑠 in a mug; blue eyes are glued to a microscope. he watches the bacteria wriggle and pulsate against the walls of the petri dish. his eyes follow the 𝙱𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙴 𝙵𝙴𝚆 who branch into the middle, writhing their way across the small expanse of their enclosure. he watches it all, notes their movements in a NEAT hand.
he was early. there’s another microscope nearby, lens trained on an identical petri dish. there’s enough water in the kettle for another coffee, or tea; the water is still hot. he didn’t know whether his partner would prefer tea or coffee. he leaves it up to her.
a door 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐒. shoes scuff against the linoleum. he pushes his chair back from the desk, spins around to face the doorway; he scoops up his mug, raises it to his lips as she walks through the door.
“ hi. ”
the mug lowers. a 𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒊𝒔𝒉 grin flickers onto his features.
“ i arrived early. want me to fill you in? ”