he fell asleep at his desk .
forehead resting on his arm which lay against the surface , glasses off to the side .
his notes had been ruined by his hand drawing a shaky line when he had dozed off .
there he was , snoozing away . . probably didn't sleep the night before .
" it's alright . " he said , smiling a bit .
" it's normal , I won't judge you because of it . "
his hand caressed her side , soothingly .
the jumpscare had long since passed , now he seemed to just be focused on her .
he can't tear his eyes away now .
feeling her breath against his neck , how she had hid in reaction to the jumpscare . .
he could feel his mind ticking .
fear .
that's what she had just given him , a reaction , even if it was a small one .
crane pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind .
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“ You are.. a horrible liar—! ”
With a surprised scream, she flinched and hid her face into his neck for a moment. Rachel hated being caught unaware during a movie.
After a moment, she calmed her breath. Soft breathes touched his neck, before she had pulled away from +
sitting at his office desk , biting his nails .
he knows he shouldn't be biting his nails , it's a bad habit , but he can't help it .
flipping through files and files of papers , some he had to sign , some he had to read .
he's itching for a patient to come in . . . .
he cleared his throat .
" yeah . . I'm fine . "
liar .
her gaze felt like it was burning holes into him , but he couldn't seem to tear his own eyes away .
he knew she was taunting him . . he almost felt embarrassed for reacting such a way .
crane looked back at the movie .
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Rachel delicately caressed his chest, before flickering those dark eyes of hers back to his face. With a small smile, she patted his chest.
“ Your heart could practically run away with these beats.. is everything quite alright? ”
The women taunted, smirking to herself +