The hall abruptly became silent, the air growing tense as Nara and Mirae held each other's stares, neither one willing to back down or break eye contact.
Flykra and Blank watched from the side, their eyes flicking between the two of them with worry and disbelief.
The air crackled with tension as they stood there, faces impassive and eyes unblinking, like two wild animals sizing each other up— and everyone could almost see the spark flying between them.
Rukiyo sighed loudly as she pushed past Nara to step between the two.
Reyhangul clung onto her tighter, his face buried in the crook of her shoulder as she looked back and forth between Nara and Mirae.
"Alright, that's enough for you two." Rukiyo stated bluntly, making both Nara and Mirae abruptly break eye contact and look at Rukiyo like they didn't realize she was there at all.
