❰ when the muffled almost-sounds of her shifting reach lalli's ears, he stops chewing at once, leaning sharply to peer around the edge of the counter and see what she's doing.
except 'what she's doing' is looking at him, so he quickly retracts his lean until just one eye peeks out, observing her movements with the same lack of subtlety but at least now he feels hidden. mostly. thoughtlessly, he swallows his mouthful and lifts the bread back up to his mouth to take another bite.
he doesn't seem to move any further, though, even if she heads past him into the kitchen. in fact, he pretty much just keeps on shamelessly watching what she's doing. (he's basically the worst housemate and i'm so sorry.) ❱
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except 'what she's doing' is looking at him, so he quickly retracts his lean until just one eye peeks out, observing her movements with the same lack of subtlety but at least now he feels hidden. mostly. thoughtlessly, he swallows his mouthful and lifts the bread back up to his mouth to take another bite.
he doesn't seem to move any further, though, even if she heads past him into the kitchen. in fact, he pretty much just keeps on shamelessly watching what she's doing. (he's basically the worst housemate and i'm so sorry.) ❱