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[theunascended]

Dinner. It'd been a long time since he'd actually made dinner. It wasn't anything special this time. Just bits and pieces tossed together to make something that Daniel wasn't sure what to call. But it was food. And there was a table. And there were notes that he was using

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[karmic_darwin]

When Daniel told him he'd invited Alcuin to join them for a working dinner, Mohinder had been vaguely piqued. He wouldn't have invited Alcuin to spend time with he and Daniel, for any reason, without consulting Daniel first. Because of the awkwardness of how they'd gotten together in the first place.

But they did have to teach the class together. And he had been the one who'd been with Alcuin, so if Daniel felt comfortable about the three of them being together, Mohinder couldn't object. It might be uncomfortable for him with the rec room's mischief fresh in his mind, but if it would make Daniel comfortable, he would do it and smile.

As always in the evenings, he found Daniel with his nose buried in a book. If they hadn't been expecting Alcuin as well, he'd have settled on the bed with a book of his own and forgotten Daniel was there until they both happened to look up at the same time. Tonight, they needed to be present.

So he moved behind Daniel, bent and kissed the side of his neck, murmuring, "Hello, professor" in French, and

[will_you_see]

And of course, simply because it seemed to be how things were usually fated to happen with the three of them, Alcuin walked in before the acknowledgment occurred.

Flushing, Alcuin first took a step backwards, but then realized that he had no way of knowing how long this would go on, and truly, it might be best to make himself known now than if things... progressed.

He cleared his throat.

"My apologies, I don't mean to interrupt..."

[theunascended]

Daniel, still absorbed by what he was reading, did little more than turn his head and give Mohinder a chaste kiss. He looked up when he heard Alcuin and sighed. It looked like his solo work was done for the evening.

"It's fine, Alcuin. I did invite you. I was just working on my other class. I only have the one student, so it shouldn't be as complicated." But, on the other hand, it was one of his favorite subjects to teach. Egyptian history.

There were still piles of books on the floor, though less because of Mitchell appearing and becoming Daniel's roommate. Still, it was a little cramped.

"Outside?" he suggested. "There's a table. And the lights."

[karmic_darwin]

With someone else, Mohinder might've been offended to have his advances ignored. But with Daniel, as he himself, any acknowledgment at all while working was substantial. He drew his fingers through Daniel's hair, then righted himself as Alcuin spoke