i don't know how you do it but your writing is always so vivid and evocative of strong feelings, as immersive as life. there are so many lines that feel like a gut punch just when you think you're recovering.

“I’d never ask you to stay awake for me,” Mingyu said. / Mingyu would never ever stop being shattered by him. / “It’s too late,” Mingyu murmured, though it killed him to realize it again. / They hadn’t known about any of it. They hadn’t seen each other yet in every state of despair, elation, undress, humiliation, grace, love, too. Love, too. so powerful... thank you for writing this!