( It's so surreal how fast this night is moving. Kaveh feels as though he has hardly had any time to properly register the fact that Alhaitham has returned to him, more or less digest that they're on the cusp of sleeping together. But the architect is confident that he's never wanted anything so badly his entire life.

When stationed in front of the mirror, Kaveh turns his head to the side, almost shamefully. He feels a great deal of shame for how badly he's neglected himself over the past several months. His physique isn't skin and bones - but he's very small and very light. Much lighter than he was back home. )

Well ... yes. Because it's the truth. I've lost a lot of weight and I don't have a broad, sculpted, strong physique like you do.