The night had fallen into a heavy silence, broken only by the distant sounds of the city that never seemed to sleep. Adrian stood by the window of their temporary sanctuary, his silhouette outlined by the dim light of the streetlamps below. His eyes were distant, lost in thought, as his fingers traced the cool surface of the glass. He wasn’t sure what it was this sense of impending dread that gnawed at the edges of his mind.
Kai, however, had curled up on the couch, his body tucked beneath the soft throw blanket that Adrian had draped over him. He was exhausted, physically and emotionally drained from the recent chaos, but still, his mind wouldn’t shut off. He could feel the pull of Adrian’s presence like a constant gravitational force, and it unsettled him. There was so much left unsaid
