WREN
The first time I noticed the change... was on Monday.
I had to leave for the market earlier than I should have, slipping out while Ash was still in the bathroom, mostly because Saturday had rattled something loose in me that I hadn't managed to put back yet and I needed the head start.
I was almost reaching the first stall when I started hearing footsteps behind me that I recognized even without turning around.
"You left without me," he said, falling into step beside me like it was the most natural thing in the world.
"I didn't realize I needed to wait for you."
"You don't." He shrugged, completely unbothered. "I just thought I'd come."
I looked at him sideways. He was already scanning the market ahead of us, relaxed, like he'd planned this all along and was simply waiting for
