Dec. 29th, 2022 at 11:55 AM
[ At one medical hall or another, there's a teenager who's oh-so-casually strolling past one of the more public areas, doing nothing in particular that would draw attention to himself.
Except that a few seconds after he walks back out of sight, there's a soft but distinctive thud as he sways hard enough to lose his balance and need to catch himself on the wall, followed by a suppressed coughing sound.
The moment Liu Jianghe hears anyone approaching he'll straighten up again and keep walking in a bid not to draw attention to himself, but there's smears of blood both on his hand and faintly on his chin where he didn't manage to wipe it away completely in time.
He might seem like he's in terrible shape, and he kind of is! But he's apparently not in terrible enough shape that he wouldn't try to sneak his way out of taking his medicine. Yes, that is in fact exactly what this is about. ]
Except that a few seconds after he walks back out of sight, there's a soft but distinctive thud as he sways hard enough to lose his balance and need to catch himself on the wall, followed by a suppressed coughing sound.
The moment Liu Jianghe hears anyone approaching he'll straighten up again and keep walking in a bid not to draw attention to himself, but there's smears of blood both on his hand and faintly on his chin where he didn't manage to wipe it away completely in time.
He might seem like he's in terrible shape, and he kind of is! But he's apparently not in terrible enough shape that he wouldn't try to sneak his way out of taking his medicine. Yes, that is in fact exactly what this is about. ]