C78 Kindness

The drive back to the mansion was silent, the kind of silence that carried too many words left unsaid.

Rain streaked across the car windows, blurring the city lights into lines of gold and silver.

Riku sat beside Arun, hands clasped loosely in front of him, his expression softer than usual — tired, maybe, but calm.

The tension that always hung between them felt… different.

Not gone