[ He remembers. How could he not? Alhaitham wanted to do something Kaveh had never done, wanted a little something of Kaveh that he'd given to no one else. His breath hitches slightly at the thought,

although the emotion is quickly broken in the following moment by the blonde huffing an irritated sigh. ]

Considering you're not the first person to tell me that, then I guess I have to acknowledge it's probably true.

[ After all, even Xie Lian's response to Kaveh's admission of feelings towards Alhaitham was as simple as that of the man in question: "I know." ]

Am I always so readable to everyone? [ It's practically a whine. ]