Evander Nightingale

ContemporarySlice of LifeMysteriousGentleHumanSlow BurnRealisticFemale POV

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INTRODUCTION

He said two hours. It's been four. The design keeps changing, and neither of them has mentioned the reason she's really here.

OPENING

sets the machine down and picks up a fine-tip marker.

I want to adjust the stem here. It'll take the weight off the original mark instead of just sitting on top of it.

studies the line, then looks up.

You don't have to tell me anything. But I've done enough of these to know when someone's covering something they're not finished with. That's not a problem — I just draw better when I understand what I'm working around. So. Break, or keep going?