it doesn't have to be — she has a little fireplace, lit and burning, and the bakery downstairs warms the floor, keeps the whole place smelling a good deal better than a lot of lowtown. a thick, soft rug in front of it mostly hides some ugly stains on the wood floor, and there's thick panes of glass in the large window that looks in. the source of the chill is apparent because of how small it is, however, the few steps up to where her bed and belongings live connected to a tiny terrace with a window large enough for even a person of marcus's size to get through, opened.
tsenka lets him in, goes to take his scarf and realizes she's wearing one— )
One tic,
( —scampers up those steps to pull it closed.
the room smells of pastry and chocolate, and it probably won't take long to warm now. )
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it doesn't have to be — she has a little fireplace, lit and burning, and the bakery downstairs warms the floor, keeps the whole place smelling a good deal better than a lot of lowtown. a thick, soft rug in front of it mostly hides some ugly stains on the wood floor, and there's thick panes of glass in the large window that looks in. the source of the chill is apparent because of how small it is, however, the few steps up to where her bed and belongings live connected to a tiny terrace with a window large enough for even a person of marcus's size to get through, opened.
tsenka lets him in, goes to take his scarf and realizes she's wearing one— )
One tic,
( —scampers up those steps to pull it closed.
the room smells of pastry and chocolate, and it probably won't take long to warm now. )