[ there's an answer to that -- i didn't mean i thought they were messing with us, his tongue half-curled for the correction already. but shiro's still touching him, a current of living warmth, and beneath the black cold morning, it's something to lean into, reflexive beneath the storm, his eyes all clear studying. ]
. . . when'd you get demoted?
[ with another question tensing beneath it: the company isn't, after all, known for its kindness to dissatisfactory workers. ]
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[ there's an answer to that -- i didn't mean i thought they were messing with us, his tongue half-curled for the correction already. but shiro's still touching him, a current of living warmth, and beneath the black cold morning, it's something to lean into, reflexive beneath the storm, his eyes all clear studying. ]
. . . when'd you get demoted?
[ with another question tensing beneath it: the company isn't, after all, known for its kindness to dissatisfactory workers. ]