You were curious.

You never touched a cigarette in your life, the thought of letting smoke blacken your lungs always feeling awfully disgusting and repulsive. The smell didn't help either.

But now that you were colleagues with Shiu and he'd smoke every second that you were together, it kind of made you curious. How was it even possible for someone to smoke that much?

So you asked if you could try, and he guessed you were a first-timer before you even told him.

But now that you had the cigarette between your fingers, you were... a bit hesitant. Was it going to leave a taste? Were you going to cough a lot? Throw up, even?

"Chickening out already?" Shiu teased in a slightly mocking manner, resting his chin in his palm.