[Jamil turns to reach for his phone again, shaking his head. Who is he even meant to call now? His parents? What would he even say? Maybe..... the airline? He could try to move his flight up, cut this trip short, just get out of here..... And hope the estate and his own family's home aren't this eerily empty once he gets back. It's not him causing all of this somehow, is it?
But he could swear he hears a voice, almost right next to his ear, and it almost feels like.....
All at once, there's a hand warm against his cheek, and he's not alone with his thoughts at all. There's a fleeting moment of something soft and vulnerable, relief alongside the confusion--until he consciously registers what he's seeing, and Jamil's expression turns to pure alarm. He doesn't have the presence of mind to flip into self-defense mode, thankfully--instead, he recoils with an undignified yelp of surprise, back hitting the car door so hard it rattles in its frame.
Thank the Seven the engine is already off, and his seatbelt was still on; the last thing either of them needs right now is the car rolling away while he's too spooked to keep his foot on the brakes, or Jamil falling out and hitting his head--or even worse, actually hurting Kalim before he realized it was him.]
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But he could swear he hears a voice, almost right next to his ear, and it almost feels like.....
All at once, there's a hand warm against his cheek, and he's not alone with his thoughts at all. There's a fleeting moment of something soft and vulnerable, relief alongside the confusion--until he consciously registers what he's seeing, and Jamil's expression turns to pure alarm. He doesn't have the presence of mind to flip into self-defense mode, thankfully--instead, he recoils with an undignified yelp of surprise, back hitting the car door so hard it rattles in its frame.
Thank the Seven the engine is already off, and his seatbelt was still on; the last thing either of them needs right now is the car rolling away while he's too spooked to keep his foot on the brakes, or Jamil falling out and hitting his head--or even worse, actually hurting Kalim before he realized it was him.]
Kalim?! How the hell did you get here??