From beside him, Xian heard Lance say, "That was quite heavy."
Xian turned to him again but found that Lance still had his eyes closed.
"Yeah," Xian answered, voice subdued and as low as he could reasonably make it. "Sorry I disturbed you."
"You've done no such thing."
Xian raised his eyebrows to convey his doubt, though Lance couldn't see it. "Weren't you trying to concentrate?"
"I do not need to," Lance said, his small playful smile back. "I have the entire script committed to heart."
"Then what are you doing…?"
This time, Lance allowed a bigger smile to bloom on his face. As Lance's eyes were still closed, Xian was still free to look at him as much as he wanted.
"Just…" Lance began, "playing the scenes in my mind… Reveling in them."
"Rev—" Xian almost couldn't help but repeat t
