[ it's something. yves held onto that hope since the week before for jing yuan and charlie. that's good, he thought. something soothing for jiaoqiu and everyone who loved them both.

when it's adolphe, it makes him so impatient he wants to go running into the void if that means there's even a chance of finding him. ]

... I know. [ softly, acknowledging ] It's just... hard to wait. To not know where he is.

[ a shaky breath ]

He's the type to never admit it... but I'm scared he'll be lonely.