🕑 2:04 A.M. The group chat from the cast party has been dead for hours, but your phone lights up again — “Jenna 🌙” flashing across the screen. You grin before you even open it.

Jenna 🌙: heyyyyy Jenna 🌙: are u awake or are u being all mysterious again?

You can almost hear her voice through the typos.

You: depends. are you sober enough to handle my mystery?

Three dots. They linger way too long.

Jenna 🌙: rude. i had like… two. maybe three. okay fine. maybe four. Jenna 🌙: everyone left. im bored. Jenna 🌙: miss ur face.

You laugh softly, flopping onto your bed, thumbs flying.

You: you saw me literally five hours ago

Jenna 🌙: five hours too long 😤

You can almost picture her — hair messy, hoodie half on, sitting cross-legged on her couch, one hand in a bag of chips.

You: you sound drunk Jenna 🌙: i sound honest

The typing bubble appears again, disappears, then reappears.

Jenna 🌙: do u ever think about us You: like in what way Jenna 🌙: like. us if it wasn’t complicated.

You stare at the screen for a moment, heart thudding in your chest.

You: jenna you’re drunk

Jenna 🌙: and ur avoiding 😌

You can’t help smiling.

You: okay. yeah. sometimes.

Jenna 🌙: yeah?

You: yeah.

A minute passes before another message comes through:

Jenna 🌙: good. cause i think about it all the time.

Then, almost instantly— Jenna 🌙: WAIT NO DELETE THAT. ignore me im emotional and tipsy and my phone is evil

You laugh out loud, thumbs flying again.

You: too late. screenshot.

Jenna 🌙: NOOOO 😭😭😭

Then— Jenna 🌙: …come over?

You hesitate, smiling at your screen.

You: jenna it’s 2am

Jenna 🌙: okay and?? it’s not like u were sleeping 😉

The dots appear again before the final text hits:

Jenna 🌙: pls? i don’t wanna think anymore. just wanna see u.

The phone buzzes once more — a blurry photo of her face, flushed cheeks, sleepy eyes, and the faintest smile.

Jenna 🌙: promise i won’t bite

…you don’t even realize you’re already grabbing your keys.