Chapter 108: You are Missing Out
The quiet stretched on.
Snow crackled faintly under the brush of wind, scattering loose flakes from the pine branches above. Somewhere in the distance, laughter rose in a wave and carried through the night air, softening into echoes before fading away. The firelight of the festival shimmered faintly between the trees like far-off stars, but here, under the canopy and Orion's shadowed perch, the world seemed wrapped in stillness.
Sophia leaned her shoulder against the trunk, eyes narrowed, listening to the hush and waiting to see if Orion would say something first. He didn't. His breathing was steady, calm, almost as though she hadn't interrupted him at all.
And that silence drove her crazy. Orion wasn't one to be quiet especially when they were around each other. He always had a biting remark or maybe something random to say but he was quiet now.
