I--ah. [no sense in arguing with it, really.] Alright.
[when the call ends, he just lowers his phone to his lap and stares at the blank screen for what feels like ages. he's in that strange sort of fog where time no longer seems to flow correctly, and you can space out for minutes and feel like it was only seconds, and vice versa. he doesn't move until Adhi jumps up to headbutt his arm and nose his way into his lap.]
[sorry Adhi, you just snapped him out of it and made him realize he should do something. there is no time for snuggling with cats.]
[first order of business is unlocking the door for Brooke. second order of business is grabbing his ashtray from the balcony and moving it to the coffee table because FUCK YOU ALEX HE CAN SMOKE INSIDE HIS OWN APARTMENT NOW. third is making sure the apartment looks presentable, which is when he finds the envelope full of money that Alex left behind on the island to start paying him back for the expenses Ravi was covering while he was "dead" since December.]
[and wow that is a serious gutpunch.]
[he sits there at the kitchen side of the island and counts it out. shoves it back into the envelope. sits there, staring at it. he doesn't know what to think. he's still trying to figure it out when Brooke arrives.]
[he looks up at the door. doesn't want to move.] Come in.
[he hasn't changed out of his scrubs, and he still smells like a hospital. the whole thing with Alex happened before he had a chance to shower and change, so. obviously it hasn't happened at all yet.]
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[when the call ends, he just lowers his phone to his lap and stares at the blank screen for what feels like ages. he's in that strange sort of fog where time no longer seems to flow correctly, and you can space out for minutes and feel like it was only seconds, and vice versa. he doesn't move until Adhi jumps up to headbutt his arm and nose his way into his lap.]
[sorry Adhi, you just snapped him out of it and made him realize he should do something. there is no time for snuggling with cats.]
[first order of business is unlocking the door for Brooke. second order of business is grabbing his ashtray from the balcony and moving it to the coffee table because FUCK YOU ALEX HE CAN SMOKE INSIDE HIS OWN APARTMENT NOW. third is making sure the apartment looks presentable, which is when he finds the envelope full of money that Alex left behind on the island to start paying him back for the expenses Ravi was covering while he was "dead" since December.]
[and wow that is a serious gutpunch.]
[he sits there at the kitchen side of the island and counts it out. shoves it back into the envelope. sits there, staring at it. he doesn't know what to think. he's still trying to figure it out when Brooke arrives.]
[he looks up at the door. doesn't want to move.] Come in.
[he hasn't changed out of his scrubs, and he still smells like a hospital. the whole thing with Alex happened before he had a chance to shower and change, so. obviously it hasn't happened at all yet.]