[HE DEFINITELY MEANT TO RANK HIEN AS NUMBER ONE I JUST FORGOT THE RULES—]

Yeah. At the end of the day, I guess you are "just Hien."

[he likes that the most, he thinks. just Hien]

[. . .]

[it's a little bold, but he reaches out to skim fingers across Hien's collar again, before gripping it lightly]

. . . I'm going to do something really stupid, okay?

[what kind of warning is that. . . though after a beat, he clarifies]

It's not your ear again, I promise.