Grantaire as a rule rarely reads paperbacks given other options. They feel a bit alien and thus un-book-like. Which unfortunately means that when he promptly drops the book on his face, it's a bit more startling than it would have been if he had switched over.

However, it's hardly the most jarring thing that's happened in the last few seconds. He scrabbles to sit up, an expression on his face that he would almost certainly be unable to replicate in paint, and a feeling in his chest that he would absolutely be unable to describe in words.

"Oh. Uh. Oh. Hello."