Shine mumbles something that sounds like ‘sure,’ then wanders away to the couch, losing himself in another conversation with Wang Ran. This is perhaps the strangest part of their co-existence and the thing you had to get used to at first. They sit, lotus-legged, staring up into the ceiling, obviously not seeing it. Their eyes flit back and forth, occasionally flashing a dull gold, pupils constricting too fast to look natural. Whatever conversation they have, you are not privy to this level of intimacy, and you wonder what that must be like. Your whole person cast open for someone else to read,
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