[ The song trails to its ending that doesn't really end and Stephen's hands still over the keys, fingers trembling faintly as his attention stretches out into the room. There's a presence. One that hadn't been there when he started playing - but on tracking back, it's been there for quite some time.
All this he takes in over a couple of silent seconds. A deep breath to draw him back to himself... a breath out to straighten in his seat.
Alright. Time to flex his poorly-trained muscle for making friends. ]
Solitude, also known as (In My) Solitude, first recorded by Duke Ellington on January 10th 1934, second version's release reaching number 2 in the 1935 charts.
[ He twists, enough that he can look over at his unsolicited middle of the night company. ]
Not quite the same version, obviously.
[ His smile is mild, tinged with sleeplessness and the dim awareness that maybe that isn't the way you start a conversation - but trying, nonetheless, to not be actively standoffish. ]
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All this he takes in over a couple of silent seconds. A deep breath to draw him back to himself... a breath out to straighten in his seat.
Alright. Time to flex his poorly-trained muscle for making friends. ]
Solitude, also known as (In My) Solitude, first recorded by Duke Ellington on January 10th 1934, second version's release reaching number 2 in the 1935 charts.
[ He twists, enough that he can look over at his unsolicited middle of the night company. ]
Not quite the same version, obviously.
[ His smile is mild, tinged with sleeplessness and the dim awareness that maybe that isn't the way you start a conversation - but trying, nonetheless, to not be actively standoffish. ]