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☈ . the halls of the university always sounded different after rehearsal hours. during the daytime it was chaos –- scales drifting down the hallway, piano notes carrying through open doors, the atmosphere alive with the rise and fall of voices. however, once nighttime came about, it became softer. stray notes lingering in the air like ghosts. 𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘆. the mop bucket rattles faintly as he pushes it down the corridor, a hum that is probably the only off-key tune that's carried in the building all day. nonetheless, he's committed to it. he pauses at a rehearsal room with a chair propping the door open. someone was still here. baron leans the mop against the wall and sticks his head in, fist knocking lightly against the door. "'m pretty sure the buildin' closes 'ventually, you know," he calls, his voice carried with warmth and ease as he recognizes the student in the room. ♫
ally davis. he'd started recognizing people by sound before sight in a place like julliard, and hers was easy. she knew exactly where a note was supposed to land, even if she'd missed it. he steps in a little further, sliding his hands into the pockets of his coveralls as he redirects his attention to the piano. "you've been on that same line fer..." he squints at the clock on the wall. "forty-two minutes." he shrugs casually. "or somewhere 'round there. i ain't great with time." baron wonders over to pick up a stray program that had been left on a chair, smoothing out the wrinkled paper between his hands before moving to toss it into the bin attached to his cart. "you know you're better than most. by now someone's surely thrown sheet music 'round the room." he nudges the door open a little wider with his foot.
he offers her a goofy, lopsided grin with his proposal-– "need a second pair 'f ears? can't promise'll know what i'm hearin'... but i'm surely good at pretendin' i do." he speaks slowly, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. "plus, if security comes through, i can always tell'em you're helpin' me with... uh..." he gestures behind him toward the mop. "... floor acoustics."














