Should've done that when I first met you, not... [Zhou Fei begins before the gap in time really starts to hit him. He had years to learn, to get, to really get to know Seren, to come to grips with his feelings before Tritan. Even after Tritan, he had a burner contact for so long, wondered if Seren would even listen if he reached out.

If he would care.

And then Zhou Fei stopped thinking about trying, gave up on the thought of the two of them, not just as partners, but as friends. Until the warehouse job, that is, when he met Seren again face-to-face across a concrete floor. He can still remember that just the sight of Seren alone stole his breath away, re-kindled feelings he thought he'd buried away forever.

Now he's here, bearing the marks of Seren's love and loyalty, and he's still fucking up.] I...

Sorry. Just... thinking about all the time I wasted when I could've been at your side.