kaveh stops at the doorjamb. there's a dissonance between what the eyes see and what his body perceives. the bland, personality-stripped walls and city-standard furniture has nothing in common with the soft greens, browns and blacks that make up the former research center-turned-house that alhaitham and kaveh inhabit back in sumeru city. there is no greenery. there are no stained glass windows, or high arched ceilings. there is no dallah waiting in front of a divan for the coffee to be poured. but the little apartment smells like home, or did home always smell like this?
kaveh looks. the view out the window is anemic. it's a northern exposure, which lets in just enough neutral lighting for the walls themselves to glow faintly with reflected light. the space is undeniably small. after wandering the least-trodden paths of an unfamiliar city, kaveh feels a little overwhelmed.
after a moment, he follows. ]
You could have unlocked it before I tried the doorknob. Or you could have said something!
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kaveh stops at the doorjamb. there's a dissonance between what the eyes see and what his body perceives. the bland, personality-stripped walls and city-standard furniture has nothing in common with the soft greens, browns and blacks that make up the former research center-turned-house that alhaitham and kaveh inhabit back in sumeru city. there is no greenery. there are no stained glass windows, or high arched ceilings. there is no dallah waiting in front of a divan for the coffee to be poured. but the little apartment smells like home, or did home always smell like this?
kaveh looks. the view out the window is anemic. it's a northern exposure, which lets in just enough neutral lighting for the walls themselves to glow faintly with reflected light. the space is undeniably small. after wandering the least-trodden paths of an unfamiliar city, kaveh feels a little overwhelmed.
after a moment, he follows. ]
You could have unlocked it before I tried the doorknob. Or you could have said something!