'This isn't a big deal. Stay calm, Charles,' he told himself internally.
"Can you walk?" Charles gently patted Iris' cheek.
In response, he got a goofy smile.
Charles felt a mix of helplessness and amusement, with a strange sweetness creeping in.
Sighing, he picked Iris up.
Her full weight settled in his arms, and considering how she was still squirming around unconsciously, she actually felt heavier than she really was. 'Physics, right?'
'God, am I nervous?' Charles' mind was a mess. 'What am I even thinking about? Is this really the time to care about physics?'
But Iris wasn't giving him any time to gather his thoughts. She had one arm draped around his neck while waving the other excitedly at the rowdy onlookers.
Apparently, not many had heard her call him "brother," but the new
