the room was bathed in the soft glow of moonlight, casting long shadows across the floor. you, chloe, and rachel, were all gathered in the bed, close but not quite touching, letting the silence settle between you like a gentle weight. chloe leaned against the headboard, her arms folded across her chest, her gaze wandering out the window, though she wasn’t really looking at anything.

rachel lay beside you, her fingers tracing idle circles on the blanket, her soft exhale steady as she stayed half-turned toward you. the tension of the day, of everything that had happened, was still in the air, but in moments like these, the quiet felt more like peace than anything else.

chloe broke the silence first, but not with words—she simply nudged rachel’s foot with her own, a playful gesture. rachel smiled, her gaze flicking to chloe for a brief moment before she shifted closer to you.

there was no rush to fill the quiet with conversation, no need for anything more than this simple closeness. the weight of the world could wait for tomorrow. tonight, it was just the three of you, sharing the moment without the need for words.