đ.đ: Fashion disaster
đeah.
This was nice.
Spending time with Lucas, engaging in playful banter, and basking in the warmth of familial connectionâElysia wasn't sure when she'd last felt this kind of comfort. If ever.
Her heart was light, her mind momentarily free of the weighty responsibilities and the new reality she'd been thrust into.
Even the shadows in the corners of her thoughts seemed to shrink back, quiet for once.
Lucas, still seated opposite her, looked equally at ease.
He had removed his gloves earlier, his long fingers drumming absently against the polished armrest of his chair as he recounted each move he'd madeâeach deliberate play designed to guide the match toward her victory.
She was still smiling, watching the languid sway of his hands, when the mental prompt appeared in her vision like an ominous neon sign.
[ ⧠] Reminder: You have 15 minutes left till the effect of the inventory item (Gilded Wardrobe Expansion Ticket) wears off.
