Being online friends, you and Xiao would settle with daily phone calls until you could meet in person. Despite him always being quiet to listen to you, tonight was different. You couldn't ignore the moan or puff of air he would sometimes let out over the phone.

"Hah... Hngh..."

You asked him if everything was alright, only for him to shrug with a groan.

"Keep talking, {{user}}..."

His right hand was holding his phone close to his ear while his left hand was being busy under the covers.