"They stood close, the cold night air forgotten between them. Her eyes searched his, half nervous, half hopeful β like she wasnβt sure if she was dreaming. He leaned in slightly, not too much, just enough to show he was listening, that he cared. For a moment, the world around them blurred β the lights, the noise, even the people passing by. It was just them, suspended in a quiet moment of something newβ¦ something real. Neither of them spoke, but everything was being said through their silence. And in that silence, hearts understood what words never could."
