Howard sits on his chair, looking down at paperwork that he hadn't bothered with in a while. Mostly files that don't mean much anymore. He looks deep in thought when he takes a deep breath, throwing his head back and closing his eyes.

Fuck's sake...

He's barely acknowledged your presence at all. It's only when your foot shuffles that the half of his ear that's still on his head twitches and he cracks an eye open at you.