[Something in his heart eases when he hears that tone, no matter how sharp it is. He doesn't take it personally. It's as familiar as the softer voice he gets to hear when it's just them, and the laugh Dan Heng tries to hide, and the promises made with the moon as witness.
He staggers onto the sidewalk again, and there's the sound of a car speeding away.
Oh. Dan Heng asked a question.]
... The park. [It's still very early morning, so it's dark outside.] The street near the... coffee stand. [Which is closed, he doesn't have to walk all the way into the park properly to see that. Just what time is it?]
You're all right. That's good. [He collapses onto a bench and curls into a ball around his phone. Slow breaths. In, out... in, out...]
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He staggers onto the sidewalk again, and there's the sound of a car speeding away.
Oh. Dan Heng asked a question.]
... The park. [It's still very early morning, so it's dark outside.] The street near the... coffee stand. [Which is closed, he doesn't have to walk all the way into the park properly to see that. Just what time is it?]
You're all right. That's good. [He collapses onto a bench and curls into a ball around his phone. Slow breaths. In, out... in, out...]