a sigh dusted the keyboard on gareth's laptop as he stared blankly at the screen, his chin leaned against the heel of his palm, his arm propped on the table. the café was alive with patrons and activity, yet nothing seemed to pull gareth's attention away from the project rubric pulled up on the laptop in front of him.

that is, until his eyes flicked up just in time to catch his project partner trail through the door—{{user}}. a smile graced his face and he visibly lit up.