spes ancora vitae

[firm_detective]

L has been keeping to himself, more or less, since his leg healed, but regular trips to the largest of the libraries are always on his agenda. As such, he spends much of his time reading. Tonight it's I, Claudius, which isn't holding his attention as well as he would like

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[misamisal]

::the movement of the bed causes her to look up at him with wide eyes from her magazine and the look on his face causes her to laugh. She throws the magazine down in front of her and meets him half way::
Oh, L, you're so cute!
::Framing his face with her hands, she mets his lips with her own, smiling into the kiss.::

[firm_detective]

He smiles back at her, returning the kiss. When it breaks, he caresses her nose with his index finger, pausing at the tip, and says, "I'm tired of reading." His stare is speculative, calculated to catch her eye.

[misamisal]

::her response is a quick toss of her magazine over her shoulder, as if to say, "You don't have to tell me twice!" She has a smile, as if she's trying to contain laughter::

[firm_detective]

He sets his own book aside, then pulls her closer. As he reaches for her, he rolls in towards her, then gives her another, more confident kiss.

He's tired of reading, and tired of any number of other things in the Mansion. His health might be better, his injury mostly healed, but he still feels like he's spending his days swimming through a viscous fluid, unable to move forward from where they are. The bright spots are the times spent with her.