C58 Bring Me Back to this Disaster

Mia and Claus had been talking for hours, maps spread, notes scribbled, and strategy flowing between them like an old rhythm. Yet beneath the sharp exchange of plans, something softer pulsed.

Every time Claus spoke, steady and sure, Mia found her heart stumbling. His focus, his quiet command…it was impossible not to feel something.

She caught herself watching him again