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--- With his headphones in, music blasting away and icy eyes held shut with an expression of ease; Aleks was unable to foresee the approaching young man until the last moment when his eyes fluttered open. He jolted slightly where he sat, not having been prepared for the abrupt appearance.
He pulled out the small plugs from his ears, granting the atmosphere between them to be filled with the low muffling sounds of the song he’d been listening to as he cleared his dry throat. “Sorry...” Came the raspy tone as always. “I didn’t hear you come in-”














