Melody-Mai

NOTE: This story may contain spoilers. You've been warned! "Does it work?" you asked, looking at the ebook in Law's hand. You were both sitting at the edge of the mattress, everyone having already retired to their bedrooms. You hadn't immediately gone to bed and had been inspecting your gifts together instead, and now Law had connected his ebook to the charger to see if it worked. He had also been looking over the coloring books, and they seemed entertaining. It had been years since he last colored, but you told him some people found it relaxing, so he would give it a try. Maybe he could color while you drew or painted. "It seems it's char

Five-thirty in the morning and your eyes were still gritty from sleep. A yawn cracked your jaws open wide. The back door squeaked when you opened it. Damn it. Need to oil that. You flipped the switches and the lights flickered on. A soft golden glow, not harsh fluorescents, because fuck that noise. Living in the apartment above the coffee shop meant you only had to roll out of bed, shower, and walk down the metal back stairs. Pretty easy a commute. It was why you opened each morning and closed up most nights. Why make some seventeen year old, sleep-deprived student get up at the asscrack of dawn and get the bus when you could do it yourself.