[ not me looking back on this and remembering what it was for
chang geng glances up from the book that he's... well, honestly, passively leafing through, not quite absorbing what it is that he's reading. being trapped in place and forced to watch someone slowly succumb to death truly is a cruelty all of its own, but the unfortunate familiarity of marie's condition.
of her medical condition, and the affliction in her heart.
well.
he closes the book, leaning his head back against the shelf he's standing against. ]
... I don't mind. [ no false smile, to offer her - she knows how it's a little too close to home. it would be a disservice to both of them. ] And you've managed to find my quiet corner - I'd hardly want to turn you away, when chance would have this happen.
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chang geng glances up from the book that he's... well, honestly, passively leafing through, not quite absorbing what it is that he's reading. being trapped in place and forced to watch someone slowly succumb to death truly is a cruelty all of its own, but the unfortunate familiarity of marie's condition.
of her medical condition, and the affliction in her heart.
well.
he closes the book, leaning his head back against the shelf he's standing against. ]
... I don't mind. [ no false smile, to offer her - she knows how it's a little too close to home. it would be a disservice to both of them. ] And you've managed to find my quiet corner - I'd hardly want to turn you away, when chance would have this happen.