In Another Life..?

Arese and Logan have been inseparable since childhood. A special bond built on shared cigarettes, late-night talks, and years of casual closeness that never needed explaining. But when Logan starts disappearing, returning with a glow in his eyes, and a girl named Eli in his stories, something shifts.
What comes as quiet irritation creeps into a slow, consuming jealousy Arese can't name, let alone admit. Every laugh, every glance, every brush of skin becomes a spark in the tension growing between them.
One night, under the dim buzz of a streetlamp, that tension finally breaks. But in the heavy silence after, both of them are left with the same question - was it a mistake... or is the thing they'd been moving toward... something that could change things forever?