"They're going to think you like me." Maybe he did like him. He seemed so nice and he gave him an earbud - it was almost exciting, in a way. He hadn't had friends in years, not since elementary school before people knew how uncool he truly was. And now, here he was, being defended by someone. Who didn't care about what was happening when he did it but did that matter? A defender was a defender.

He smiled at Chenglei and looked at him with a dumb, bashful smile. "Thank you for protecting me! It's going to be scary tomorrow but today, it feels good." It won't feel good when they kill him tomorrow but oh well.