shuts book. narrows eyes at.
“ enjoying the view, are we? ” envy coyly jests once the empath’s eyes meet theirs. all according to plan—they’d been persistent enough to disturb her. as if they were going to allow her the privilege of reading in sheer silence, anyway; it pained them to be ignored for an extended period of time, especially by raven.
the homunculus quickly leans forth, plucking the book from her grasp to avoid losing her ( much wanted ) attention. “ now, let’s see… ” they hum casually. slender fingers trace lazy loops all over the book’s cover before coasting its boldfaced title: slaughterhouse-five. it sounded violent. bloodthirsty. so very them, and yet, they’dnever EVER be caught dead reading ( or sitting still, for that matter ).
“ i suppose this beats that vampire crap you were reading yesterday, ” marks the start of their concession. casting the book aside, envy flops over onto their stomach, angling their head to better behold their companion. “ but i can’t possibly see how your nose can be stuck in a book for hooooours! tch, i’m getting sick just thinking of how boring that is! ” they perch theirchin atop a palm, lips jutting into a childish pout. “ i swear, spendingyour time with me is a better option…and don’t you dare deny it! ”
