he wasn’t exactly sure when this had become the norm, but dorian elected not to question it all that much. in fact, he rather enjoyed the time they both spent in the library, having grown accustomed to the comfortable weight of the elf on his lap.
a product of inevitability, one might argue. there was one comfortable chair in the entire library and neither of them wanted to give it up. the result? the two sitting together, entangled and atop each other. of course, there were probably other ways of resolving the matter, but why waste the effort when this arrangement worked fine for both parties involved. dorian would sit and read. tarat would... do whatever it is he does when he started out of the window. — ( thinking, perhaps? ) — dorian didn’t ask. he didn’t need to. conversation wasn’t a requirement. he was happy to just occupy the same space, doing his own thing while not entirely being alone.
as per usual, the necromancer tried not to disturb the other as he shifted to turn the page. the resounding ❛ hey ! ❜ grabbed his attention, however. the shout of protest breaking the silence and almost making him jump. his focus turned to tarat, a questioning look on his features. brow furrowed and lips pulled into a slight frown. — ( have I done something wrong? ) — though, that concern faded fairly quickly when he watched tarat fumble with trying to flip the page back.
❝ forgive me... I had no idea that you were following along? ❞ the tevinter hummed, a hint of amusement in his voice. he shifted his position slightly, swapping the tome into his other hand and drawing it closer to the two of them to make it easier to read. ❝ better? ❞