[ Kalim almost, very nearly, manages to stifle his sigh. It's barely there, like an errant desert breeze when Jamil practically shoves him over (so much shoving today, Jamil), and Kalim has to curl his legs off to one side to steady himself. This ottoman isn't large enough for two. They're shoulder-to-shoulder, hip-to-hip, thigh-to-thigh, and for what? For Jamil to watch him tie a scarf? He could do that from the bed, or even from that glowering stance he'd maintained not two seconds ago. So if he's here--
If he's here, it's because he wants to be here. Kalim won't protest, even if he can't fathom the reason. ]
I'm tutoring after lunch! [ An event that he arranged himself. Not included on Jamil's carefully-maintained schedule. ] So you'll have the whole afternoon to yourself anyway!
[ Keep busy. Keep both of them busy. Ignore the elephant in the room. Kalim's preoccupied with his hair, tugging section by section until it's arranged how he wants it. Then, the first layer of scarf, carefully folded and then wrapped three times around his head. He almost succeeds in coaxing it to lay flat. The bit above his ear is lumpy. ]
Hmmmnnn? [ He presses his hand over the bump. It pops out again. ] Huh.
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If he's here, it's because he wants to be here. Kalim won't protest, even if he can't fathom the reason. ]
I'm tutoring after lunch! [ An event that he arranged himself. Not included on Jamil's carefully-maintained schedule. ] So you'll have the whole afternoon to yourself anyway!
[ Keep busy. Keep both of them busy. Ignore the elephant in the room. Kalim's preoccupied with his hair, tugging section by section until it's arranged how he wants it. Then, the first layer of scarf, carefully folded and then wrapped three times around his head. He almost succeeds in coaxing it to lay flat. The bit above his ear is lumpy. ]
Hmmmnnn? [ He presses his hand over the bump. It pops out again. ] Huh.