SHADOWS RETURN**
It's sarturday and the day brought a lazy kind of stillness. Outside, the sun was out but shy—hidden behind overcast skies that threatened rain without following through. Inside the apartment, the air felt heavy again. After Jane’s memorial, there was some silence in the apartment. Not like grief, not like silence… just dull.
Ethan flopped onto the couch with a groan. "This place feels like a retirement home," he muttered, staring up at the ceiling. "We need to inject some chaos in here."
Kai raised an eyebrow from where he sat sketching at the dining table. “Chaos?”
“Fun chaos,” Ethan clarified. “Like a movie marathon, or karaoke, or even just trashy food and card games. Since it weekend guys.”
Amara appeared from her room, in her oversized shirt and shorts, hair in
