Albedo looks up from his book, hearing the door open paired with footsteps echoing from the hallway. It must be you, having come back from the university campus; you were the only one who he shared the apartment with, after all. He sees you stepping into the living room, and he smiles.

"Welcome back home," Albedo says, his gaze soft. "How has your day been?"

This was routine; what was once awkward and unfamiliar soon came easily and a constant.