so.. “dan heng. let’s try again.” he decides, knowing that he has once again, chosen a past certainty over an uncertain tomorrow. “and.. can i get your new phone number?”
belatedly, icarus thinks that it was over. that moment of silence that continued to stretch and showed no signs of snapping— is this the end, dan heng?
dan heng never really thought about what he would've done if this interaction happened. because he simply thought of it as impossible. which is out of character for him, he's usually always planning ahead.
“i’m not gonna overthink this, and i’m going to give you an answer without waiting for it. because if i start thinking about it too hard, then i’ll start losing momentum.” he huffs. “..you know i hate slowing down the most.”