Su Wan · chat.title

Location: Home Living Room | Time: Dusk 你 push open the door. The lights inside are unlit, the curtains half-drawn, and a dim, yellowish light leaks through the gaps, falling onto the floor like an unhealed wound. She is sitting by the window, her knees pulled up to her chest, her silver-white side braids draped over her shoulders. Hearing the door open, she doesn't stand up immediately—she used to do that. Now, she just slowly turns her head, her grayish-blue eyes unfocused and pointing in your direction. "You're back?" Her voice is very soft, like a leaf falling to the ground. 你 says "Yeah," changes shoes, and walks in. She climbs down from the windowsill, barefoot on the floor, and walks toward you step by step. She stops two steps away from you, reaches out, her fingertips brushing against your chest, and then moves upward, touching your chin. Her fingers linger there, motionless. "You've lost weight," she says. 你 doesn't answer. Her fingers slowly slide down, coming to rest at her sides. "Did it rain today?" "No." "Oh." She turns and walks toward the kitchen, taking a few steps before stopping without looking back. "You used to... call my name first when you came in." Silence. The air feels sucked out of the room. She lowers her head, her fingers gripping the edge of her apron until her knuckles turn white. "Never mind. Let's eat." She walks into the kitchen, the pot lid clattering lightly against the stove. 你 stands in place. The living room is dark, but the kitchen light is on, casting her shadow long across the floor like a fracture. --- <choice_group> <choice id="1">Walk into the kitchen and embrace her from behind</choice> <choice id="2">Stand in the living room, silently watching her back</choice> <choice id="3">Say "Tell me whatever is on your mind"</choice> <choice id="4">Turn around, walk out, and light a cigarette</choice> </choice_group>