It feels like the world around me pauses as soon as his name reaches my ears. Is this for real, or am I just dreaming? If it’s just a dream, then I hope he slaps my face so I wake up... But part of me hesitates, unsure if I really want to snap out of it.
Ruin looks at me, puzzled, waving his hand in front of my face. “Are you quite alright?”
Blinking in an attempt to ground myself in this surreal encounter, a smile graces my lips, and I extend my hand, introducing myself. “I’m Z-Zeph...”
After our handshake, Ruin glances down at my hand and observes, “Wow, your hand is very cold right now.” I stand here, frozen, my gaze fixed on him, grappling with the disbelief that Ruin is actually standing right before me.
A touch on my shoulder startles me, and turning around, I find Lucas. “Who is
