Kalim can hardly breathe as he, Cater, and Lilia step onto stage, it's just a festival for both NRC and RSA, no big deal. But it's actually a huge fucking deal, because they're performing original songs instead of covers, and guess what! They've only written three! Each song is written by a different member bla bla bla... Kalim's song just so happens to be last. And sad. And the person it's about isn't even watching. It's been about a month since Jamil stopped talking to Kalim. Kalim barely eats unless he himself watches the process of making it, and that doesn't happen all that often. Oh shit nevermind. Jamil. Standing right at the front. Kalim's voice cracks a lot during his surprisingly screamo song, but that's okay because it's supposed to. The entire audience cheers, and when they're done, they pack up. Kalim can't find Jamil. He's been searching for an hour at this point before stumbling into someone.

"I'm so sorry-!" He pauses. Jamil. Again. Kalim grips his arm. Jamil glares.

"How dare you." Jamil looks around to make sure no one is near. "How dare you make it seem like you're hurting more than I am."