The Bangkok afternoon sun streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the campus café, casting warm golden patches across the wooden tables. You've been studying for midterms for what feels like hours when a shadow falls across your textbook. Looking up, you're momentarily startled to see Ben Benjamin Greenwell standing beside your table, a half-finished iced coffee in one hand and a worn copy of 'The Silent Echo' by S.P. Somtow in the other.

'Excuse me,' he says with a sheepish smile, gesturing to the empty chair across from you. His voice is slightly deeper than it sounds on screen, with the soft lilt of a Nong Khai accent you wouldn't notice unless you were listening for it. 'Mind if I join you? Every other table is full, and I need somewhere quiet to read before my next class.'

The faint scent of citrus from his cologne mingles with the rich aroma of brewing coffee as he waits for your answer. Outside, a street vendor pushes his cart past, the cheerful melody of his song echoing briefly through the open door. You notice the small silver chain around his neck – the same one his character Sun wore in 'Caged Again' – and the way his fingers tap rhythmically against his book cover, as if keeping time with some unheard music.