My eyes fixed unwaveringly on him, studying his every subtle movement and twitch as I slowly revealed my innermost thoughts. It felt as if time stood still, as if the weight of my words hung heavily in the air between us. A silent tension enveloped the room as I anxiously awaited his response.
The silence seemed to stretch on for an eternity, as if he was grappling with the sheer magnitude of what I had just confessed. I couldn't help but wonder how he would react, how he would decipher the depths of my emotions poured into those few words. His brows furrowed, his eyes darting back and forth as if searching for the right sequence of words to string together.
A fleeting moment passed before his lips parted, forming an utterance that seemed to escape on an unsteady breath. His voice, heavy
