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and he chews his cheek thoughtfully.
    It
takes another minute or so before he starts feeling that familiar restlessness
set in, and he gets up from the ground, grabbing his shoulder bag and stepping
out onto the path which Killian took. He starts walking in the opposite direction,
back the way he came.

 
    Chapter 3
    Killian

 
 
    It might just be
in Dominic's head, but he could swear that Killian actually looks non-hateful
over the next few days. As in, he doesn't so much glare at Dominic, but instead
seems to eye him with recognition and some kind of appreciation, and Dominic
honestly can't say he minds. Knowing that there might actually be a shot with
the guy just makes his attractiveness all the more compelling, and Dominic
rather welcomes the shift in attention.
    They
still run into each other, all the time, Dominic still trying to make sense of
the photos he manages to take. What time he doesn't spend working at the store,
in the printing room, or on his laptop, he spends outside, snapping pictures of
pretty much anything he can find, while waiting to be struck with a sudden
burst of inspiration. As usual though, it's not much use. He was hoping that a
class like this would take the pressure off, let him have fun with his art, but
instead he finds himself oddly stressed about it. This is what he
loves―he should have no problem finding a suitable subject for his
project.
    That's
the theory, at least.
    Killian
is almost always there when Dominic enters the art building, hidden behind his
easel. At this point, he could just be standing there and waving with a brush
for all Dominic knows, seeing as how he has never actually laid eyes on any of
the guy's work. He must admit he's curious, but he still decides not to push
his luck, and he refrains from thinking too hard about whether or not Killian
has anywhere else to work. He must have a home, right? An apartment, a dorm
room? And yet, whenever Dominic is here, Killian is too.
    Dominic
has noticed that he sometimes switches back and forth between painting on a
canvas and sketching on a huge pad with a piece of charcoal secured between his
fingers, and although Dominic would never willingly admit it, he kind of likes
watching him. He has on occasion―generally when the printers are
occupied―settled with his laptop in the art room to look over and edit
photos. It's mostly a ruse, as he'll spend a lot of his time just peeking over
the edge of the screen to see Killian work on the other side of the room.
    Dominic
has so far only been caught in the act two or three times, at least as far as
he knows. The way Killian will suddenly look up at him―directly at
him―from across the room, often makes him feel like Killian already knows
he's watching him, and Dominic will automatically look down and sink deeper
into his seat to hide from view, behind his laptop screen. He's too afraid to
really check if Killian is ever watching him ,
but he somehow doubts that he is. Since their conversation the other night,
they haven't so much as spoken to each other, after all.
    It
goes on for a few days, this routine, Dominic doing his thing while Killian
keeps working on his end. Dominic finds himself looking forward to visiting the
art building, regardless of his practical reasons for it, and he'll often just
sit in the main room, a few other students scattered around and working away
with whatever projects they have settled on. Dominic can't help but feel like
he's the only one without his shit together, when it comes to that, and their
diligence reminds him of just how badly his own project is going. He's still
just fumbling in the dark for something that might fit the stupid theme.
    It's
on a rather quiet afternoon―the place for once sans Killian―that he
gives it another valiant shot, camping out in the printing room for a while to
try out some photos he took yesterday. This time there's company, however, in
the form of Annie, sitting on a vacant table next to the printer