...mhm. [ kaveh nods and then just buries his face back in alhaitham's shoulder. he has nothing to add to that. he'll wait until they're home to bother trying for anything more. he might as well rest his throat besides, since his voice is strained and its feeling painfully raw. he should tell alhaitham about what happened besides, but he's trying to work up the courage to do so, since he'll have to relive exactly what happened. ]

I think I'll need to take a temporary leave from... work... [ he has to wonder if that's even something he can do. he's always worked for himself, so... maybe he'll just get fired for asking for time off. what is having a real job? ]