Reading Between the Lines [semi-open]

Ethan traveled through the library rows, a small stack of books carried in the elbow of his arm. Although he was a teacher now, there was no reason to stop him from reading through whatever the school had to offer during his free time. When he wasn't in class or grading, or studying through different medical books, he was surfing through the most dusty novels, looking for that diamond in the rough. He'd been so per-occupied, he hardly noticed at all any of the students moving around him.

It had been a while since Eliza showed up at the school. She had been doing well on her own, but she still struggled with somethings around the school but nothing she couldn't handle. Today she was sitting studying in the library. A stack of specially made books sitting next to her as her finger brushed across the open one that sat in front of her. She could detect people moving around her, but she didn't know if anyone was familiar or new. So far they hadn't bothered her from her reading or studying but mostly fiction reading, and she was thankful for that, but she wouldn't mind someone to distract her from what she was doing.

Once he'd gotten his fair share of reading for the next few evenings, and with some time to spare, the young man had made stepped back out into the open - shooting a quick look around to find some sort of empty spot to relax in. To his surprise, the Library was fuller than usual, maybe due to people hiding from the cold and rain. Ethan tried not to mind much, pulling a random seat out beside one girl, her hands grazing over the pages of her book. "Excuse me," he called. "Would you care if I sat here?"

Eliza turned her head to the side too look at the person talking to her but one she was blind, and too her hair blocked her from seeing his shape anyway. Her gift only did so much in terms of her seeing. She shook her head and then tucked her hair back behind her ear. "I don't mind." She told the boy? She was pretty sure it was man but these times she wasn't sure. She was more so focused on her book. Her dull green eyes returned to the book in front of her but they didn't flick across the pages like most people's did when they ere reading.

With a grateful smile, Ethan was silent as he pulled out the chair beside her, setting his stack of books at the edge of the sleek oak wood. On any other day, he would have left things there and minded his own. (Most didn't come to the library to chat.) However, he'd make an exception today, his curiosity getting the best of him, his eyes watching carefully as she grazed her fingers over the pages. Blind.

"What are you reading?

What was she reading again? She knew what she was reading but it took her a moment to recall the title. "Way of the Shadows by Brent Weeks. It's an older book, but still quite interesting to me." She replied, her finger paused between dots as she spoke. She was aware he would most likely reply, so she guessed she wouldn't get much reading done in the book, but that was fine. This was her fifth time rereading through the book anyway.