Ethan noticed it in the middle of nothing.
He hadn’t gone looking for her.
His thumb had just been moving—through stories, through names—pausing here and there without really seeing anything.
Then it stopped.
Iris.
He lingered on the name for a second before tapping it, almost absentmindedly.
The screen shifted.
Add Friend.
He frowned slightly.
That wasn’t right.
He tapped again, slower this time, like maybe he’d missed something.
Same thing.
Add Friend.
His brows pulled together just a little more, confusion settling in before anything else. He leaned back slightly, staring at the screen like it might explain itself if he gave it a second longer.
It didn’t.
He exited the app, then opened it again.
Scrolled.
Found her.
Tapped.
Add Friend.
A small breath left him through
