[ ledo is so absorbed in a book that he doesn't hear anyone approaching, looking carefully at each brightly coloured page — the book is mostly pictures.
it's only when shinjiro speaks that he realises he's not alone, so startled that he fumbles the book and ultimately drops it. instead of picking it up, he kicks it further under the desk and tries to look casual, which for ledo isn't casual at all because military bearing has been drilled into him since he was old enough to stand on his own. ]
I am not sure. You require a tutor?
[ he isn't judging, but given the flat tone he speaks in, it potentially sounds worse than he intends. ]
i.
it's only when shinjiro speaks that he realises he's not alone, so startled that he fumbles the book and ultimately drops it. instead of picking it up, he kicks it further under the desk and tries to look casual, which for ledo isn't casual at all because military bearing has been drilled into him since he was old enough to stand on his own. ]
I am not sure. You require a tutor?
[ he isn't judging, but given the flat tone he speaks in, it potentially sounds worse than he intends. ]