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"Then, Haiyi."
“Yes?”
“Wake up for me.”
"Then, Haiyi."
“Yes?”
“Wake up for me.”
Kaveh snorts, and for a moment Alhaitham forgets where he is. “You better not.”
Kaveh snorts, and for a moment Alhaitham forgets where he is. “You better not.”
Kaveh only laughs, mismatching the feelings waiting to crumble Alhaitham like sand in the desert wind. "I wish I heard that a bit sooner. But now, ah, it's too late now, don't you agree?"
Kaveh only laughs, mismatching the feelings waiting to crumble Alhaitham like sand in the desert wind. "I wish I heard that a bit sooner. But now, ah, it's too late now, don't you agree?"
"You are worth more than gold and prestige to me, worth more than anything anyone can offer me, Kaveh.
"You are worth more than gold and prestige to me, worth more than anything anyone can offer me, Kaveh.
But a thrown argument never comes. There was no banter, no teasing, no slammed doors and heavy sighs.
But a thrown argument never comes. There was no banter, no teasing, no slammed doors and heavy sighs.
Why was Kaveh leaving him?
Why was Kaveh leaving him?
"You. It will always be you." Alhaitham didn't hesitate, honesty taking over his pride long gone. "No nation will ever be home without you in it."
"You. It will always be you." Alhaitham didn't hesitate, honesty taking over his pride long gone. "No nation will ever be home without you in it."
"That's not fair." Alhaitham grips the hand that wipes away his tears. "I hope we'd be more in this lifetime."
"That's not fair." Alhaitham grips the hand that wipes away his tears. "I hope we'd be more in this lifetime."
Kaveh pulls away to face him, and the glint in his eyes brings Alhaitham nothing but pained confirmation. They never shone that bright before. Kaveh looked at peace.
Kaveh pulls away to face him, and the glint in his eyes brings Alhaitham nothing but pained confirmation. They never shone that bright before. Kaveh looked at peace.
"But you won't remember any of this." Alhaitham grips the arms that hug him tight.
"But you won't remember any of this." Alhaitham grips the arms that hug him tight.
"I won't be happy without you." Denial full of sorrow and begging.
"I won't be happy without you." Denial full of sorrow and begging.
He was stronger than Kaveh. He could pull him down and stop him from leaving. He could raise his voice to yell and command him to stop. Tighten his grip, glare at his eyes, cry his heart out.
He was stronger than Kaveh. He could pull him down and stop him from leaving. He could raise his voice to yell and command him to stop. Tighten his grip, glare at his eyes, cry his heart out.
"No..." he finds himself saying, his voice sounding like it was within a jar of suffocating air. "I won't let you go." Not again.
"No..." he finds himself saying, his voice sounding like it was within a jar of suffocating air. "I won't let you go." Not again.
He didn't have anyone to meet when evening arrived. Alhaitham would know, with his schedule memorized like the creases of Kaveh's palms.
He didn't have anyone to meet when evening arrived. Alhaitham would know, with his schedule memorized like the creases of Kaveh's palms.