by the time julian arrives at harmony records, he has already decided in his head how this meet up was going to go. perhaps that defeats the entire purpose of a randomized collaboration project, but he can easily justify steamrolling his partner to himself as demonstrating strong leadership as the co-captain of the new directions. as he steps inside, he spots milo almost immediately. not because he had paid him much attention in the choir room, but because he had spent the better part of last weekend meticulously reviewing the recording of his audition, carefully noting his strengths and weaknesses. the younger boy was flipping through some vinyls, looking entirely too cheerful, and admittedly not even remotely intimidating enough to justify the level of annoyance julian felt about being paired with him. if anything, it throws him off a little, just how harmless he actually looked up close. "hello, milo," he greets him, calm and professional as ever. "thank you for being on time. a little early even, mhm? that's good, because before we can start discussing our mash-up assignment, there are a few notes we need to go through." julian reaches into his satchel and pulls out a thick leatherbound notebook, already flipping through its pages before milo can even respond. "surely you're open to hearing your captain's constructive feedback?" ( @hrmonies )