@crossh4irs sent "i see you've made yourself at home."
when he left, there weren't papers spread across the table. madani's laptop wasn't out and she hadn't made herself a pot of coffee. she'd looked presentable when he'd left, and now her dark curls were barely restrained by the claw clip at the top of her head. to say she'd made herself at home was an understatement, but that was just how she was when she got so into her work she barely noticed the hours passing by.
her concentration had been broken by the sound of the lock clicking, but she hadn't fully left that state where the gears in her head were turning faster than she could take notes on the yellow legal pad until he actually spoke. "i suppose i have," she said, observing her mess and then seeing the bag of takeout in his hand. "i can clear some space."









