Nik had given up on the journals and had decided to settle on his bed with a book. It wasn't the same one he'd been reading before but then he was always in the middle of several books at one time. If he didn't change it up every once and awhile he'd go completely batshit insane. Or just get really really bored. Whatever.
He was entirely surprised when suddenly Zoe was barging into his room. How -- Ios must have helped. There was no other explanation. He was going to get pounded into the fucking ground for this although he didn't know precisely why just yet.
Settling back against his pillows a bit more, his nose scrunched up as Zoe climbed onto his bed and covered up his book with her hands and frilly sleeves. And Christ on a stick was she singing at him? He rolled his eyes especially as he didn't know the song. Internally, he admitted she had a very sweet voice though it wasn't quite his 'sound'.
He shifted so his legs were straight out and crossed at the ankles followed by straightening out his back though he didn't sit up precisely. How to counter this? Normally, he didn't sing in front of people. Hell, he didn't even sing in the shower just in case Iosef heard him. But damn it, this was a challenge and he couldn't back down.
So, in his secretly rather nice baritone... "I find comfort here Cause I know what is lost Hope is always fear For the pain it may cost And I have searched for the reason to go on I’ve tried and I’ve tried But it’s taking me so long."