It felt personal.
Iren didn't move for a long moment after that thought settled.
The penthouse was quiet.
Too quiett Not the usual controlled silence.
Something felt heavier.
Like the space itself had narrowed and shrunk down to just awareness.
Where he stood , Between them
And why...
When did that happen?
It wasn't supposed to.
This wasn't Complicated nor was it emotional.
It wasn't something that required… positioning.
And yet
That's exactly what it felt like now
Not just proximity
Not just routine
Something else had formed between Kael and Adrian.
And somehow
He had been placed in the center of it.
Iren exhaled slowly and pushed himself off the counter.
"I'm overthinking," he muttered.
That was easier.
Safer.
More reasonable.
Kael didn't respond.
But Iren felt it
That gaze Still lingering there.
Still fixed
Still.. Too aware.
"I'm going to sleep," Iren said, already turning away
A pause, Then
"Rest," Kael replied.
Simple
Neutral
