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Sender ID: paradisaea (Kaveh)
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Subject: free book available!
Warnings: just a very, very poorly written book! Possible mild spoilers for genshin impact up to patch 4.8 in comments, but nothing huge.

[Oh, it's Kaveh, waving at the camera. He looks...slightly damp? And Shadowlily appears to have burrowed into his shirt and is still grumbling at him LOUDLY the entire video.]

So I don't suppose anyone would be interested in a one-of-a-kind, annotated copy of a novel from another world, would they?

[Please. Please dear god take it from him.]

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What is it about?

It is a...mystery novel.

[In theory. Supposedly. He didn't actually finish it okay.]

It's called Reasoning Knows Not Time of Day, but Suspense Always Follows a Blizzard.

Why are you wet with a book?

[ Being wet with a one-of-a-kind books spells bad news to him.... ]

well

the short version is we went back home for a bit. I'm not sure how long it was here but it can't have been more than a day, Lily's bowl was still full.

[Guess who is currently resting his head on Kaveh's lap and letting out a snort as soon as he's done making that post.]

You're giving away that special, one of a kind, out of print book that has been penned by the most influential figures in Sumeru?

[He's not counting himself in that, by the way.]

What, don't want your autograph distributed to the public, Alhaitham?

[PINCHING HIS EAR gently but still. >:< don't you sass him!!!]

[He will be taking that ear pinch with a smile. You kind of asked for it by putting this book in the spotlight, dearest senior.]

If a simple circle is what counts as an autograph these days, then I suppose so. You, on the other hand...

[That permanent ink isn't going to go away anytime soon and they both know this.]

I wasn't the only one who used ink, don't you start.

[AGGRESSIVE HAIR RUFFLING.] Seriously, are you that hungry for my irritation? You teased me plenty all year.

"We"? Someone else went home with you?

[ It's likely Alhaitham given that they are practically glued together, but he still has to check. ]

[Well there was already no saving the book the moment Kaveh scrawled on it, so why bother.

But also that is some mostly nice hair ruffling. Mmmn, Kaveh's fingers in his hair...]

You know what people say about sugar and spice.

[Can't have one without the other... so why not just get it himself right.]

A work of fiction, then? What is plot?

Isn't part of the fun of a mystery novel to discover this as you read it?

[HE WAS DRUNK. HE DOESN'T KNOW.]

Alhaitham did. And we came back together, as well.

You are ridiculous.

[Yeah the ruffling is pretty quickly just turning into scritches. He enjoys spoiling Alhaitham too much.]

Surely you don't actually want the book either?

[He frowned, thoughtful as he considered that.]

This venerable one supposes that may be part of the appeal for some. However, this venerable one has found that many books attempt to tout their appeal by giving short summaries of the type of story it is that sketch out the plot without revealing details. 'Murder mysteries' are very popular, but so are 'supernatural mysteries' and this venerable one has found that they are often very different in 'tone' and this has an effect on the appeal.

...Well, it is a murder mystery, but other than that I find it...rather defies my ability to describe it.

[Because it's really, REALLY bad.]

[ Nope. This makes three people he knows leave in recent memory. Even if he didn't realize they left in the first place and they came back, Sherlock does not like that. ]

I see.

Mr. Holmes?

[you okay there buddy?]

[ Just the ever present fear that he's going to end up alone again. Nothing new. ]

Hm?

...Is everything alright?

[It's always easy to want to spoil instead of tease or bicker. Alhaitham knows this because that's what he feels for Kaveh 25/8.

The question, though, draws out an almost exasperated huff for him.] You already know about my opinion of the book.

[It's worse than trite, senseless and utterly nonsensical. Even calling it mediocre would be an insult to all the other books. He's almost convinced that Yae Publishing House made it happen as a satire, if it wasn't for all the other books that exist in their catalogue...]

Yes.

[ No.

Quick, distraction! Because what is dealing with emotions in a healthy manner when you are a Victorian raised by Mycroft? ]

What book are you trying to pass along to another?

Then we're in agreement on where it belongs.

[IE: not in their house.

Kaveh is more than content, now that the intial shock is wearing off, to run his hands through Alhaitham's hair, just taking in this peace.

There is comfort in knowing that their path will lead them here anyway. That they were always going to take that road to repairing what they'd lost, and traveling the rest of the way. But to have forgotten they'd already done it...

...He's glad to be able to indulge in this intimacy again.]

You're the one who's going to have to explain any of the details of the book if they ask about it.

[Never mind the fact that Alhaitham was the one who actually read it between them. It's still Kaveh's job to explain anyway.

He closes his eyes as Kaveh continues to run his fingers through his hair, relishing the touch and the comfort that it brings. Their life back in Sumeru in the last year has been nice, and its not like they were left off worse than where they are now, but he won't pretend to not have missed this, now that he knows that they already had this before.

It's very, very nice.]

So how bad is this book and what sort of annotations?

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text | un: astudyinviolet

text | avert your eyes from your father's crimes sherry

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no, he has to bear witness to his parents' crimes

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he can't they turned the camera off this time

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NOT THOSE CRIMES

are u sure

He's not ready for that

he sure is not

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He's still adjusting to having feels, the body can wait

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Text, UN: 🖕 nunya🖕