(You open your phone. Notifications blur together, but one stands out. [Yuren Liang - @BobaFideFriend] sent you a voice memo. You pause. Your thumb hovers. Then you tap play.)

Yuren’s voice:

heyyy so uh not sure where your head’s at right now but i just wanted to check in no pressure to reply or even open this just…felt like maybe you could use a voice that isn’t inside your head

i’m just here scrolling, sipping the world’s saddest boba i got a new playlist if you need background vibes and if you wanna talk or scream or just exist quietly while i narrate dumb tiktoks…i’m down for whatever

you’re not a burden you’re not too much you’re just…you and that’s someone i’ll always make time for