POV: YOUR FRIENDS ARE ALL SINGLE !! FROM FALLING LEAVES RISING STAR LAST CHAPTER UPDATE, LAST LINES.
After eating, everyone slumped into food comas. Erlinai rested her head on my shoulder while scrolling on her phone, completely at ease.
I leaned my head gently against hers.
Renzo groaned. “Why do I suddenly feel so single?”
Cael laughed. “My heart hurts after eating.”
I threw a pack of tissues at them, and the table exploded in laughter.
Erlinai didn’t notice. She stayed there, warm and calm against me.
Then the drinks arrived.
But for me, the night had already changed.
It wasn’t about the food or the drinks anymore.
It was about her head on my shoulder, the quiet trust in that small gesture, and how one little laugh from her could make my whole chest feel alive.