His dark eyes glanced at the papers and he shrugged. “Just some research,” he replied smoothly, glancing up at Cisco. “why do you ask?” he questioned slowly, fingers twitching with the desire to hide the papers from view. Not many people knew about his research, and those who did didn’t usually take kindly to it. Xander ran a hand through his blonde hair, giving the other a smile as his eyes ran over him, there was something off, something he couldn’t quite put his finger on.
“I always ask new faces what they’re working on in a dark coffee shop when the sky is bright and blue and the sun is shining down in the city. Helps me learn more about them.” He set his coffee down and sat next to the man. “But research? Awesome, I do quite a lot of research myself. I’m a scientist over at STAR Labs.” Cisco beamed, always proud to tell people where he worked, despite the facility’s history.
