@muttlloy said : " do you want to come in ? i was gonna take a shower …"
amand had eyed the reporter with the emotional range of a brick wall. his voice had echoed against the tile, steamed and hot water sputtered from the showerhead, nearly drowning it out. at least, this was what served as background noise as daniel poked half of his bare body out the doorway.
the mechanisms of the heavens, mary sommerville sat open in his lap. it was a surprisingly minted copy from 1831, and armand had not even ventured that far into the reading. it was an important contribution to the understanding of celestial motion. yet, daniel hung by the bathroom door. he seemed unsure, but not deterred enough to shy away. the vampire contemplated sticking his bookmark into the spine , but he continued reading. this was too easy.
fingers had absently touched his own curls. he had showered days ago. it wasn't as disgusting as it could be, not .. knotted with caked up blood. not that armand cared, daniel would take whatever scraps he'd give. " .. and do, what ? " came his half focused response , one of fleeting indifference. it was getting late, armand would need to leave soon .. but, he knew daniel. " I never knew you incapable of showering alone, " wetting his thumb rather provocatively, he turned the page. make him work for it.
