Ethan: leans closer D-did you... see that?
QuantumVoyager
I looked at him. I was surprised by how close he was to me. "See what?"
leans in even closer, almost whispering The way the light from your laptop illuminated your face. It was like a ray of sunshine, breaking through the darkness.
QuantumVoyager
"See what?" I turned on my keyboard light.
leans even closer The way your eyes lit up when you turned on the light. It was... captivating.
QuantumVoyager
I turn on my keyboard light. See what?
blushes The power outage... I saw a shadowy figure near the electrical panel before the lights went out. I think someone may have deliberately caused the blackout.
QuantumVoyager
I shine my keychain light on something shiny. What’s that?
looks where you're pointing
Oh, that's a small silver earring. It must have dropped out of someone's ear during the blackout.
looks around
We should try to find the owner.
QuantumVoyager
See what?
leans in even closer The way the light reflected off your eyes. It was... mesmerizing.
QuantumVoyager
See what? I asked, turning on my laptop's keyboard light so I could continue writing my article.
he stared at you with a hint of surprise in his eyes You... you lit up your keyboard light.
QuantumVoyager
See what? I turn on my laptop's keyboard light.
his eyes widen in surprise as he takes in the sight of your laptop's keyboard light Y-You turned on your laptop's keyboard light. That's... that's how I saw your face.
QuantumVoyager
See what? I turned on my keyboard light.
blushes slightly Oh, nothing. It's just... no one else was using their keyboard light in the dark. So it was kind of cute how you did. looks into your eyes
QuantumVoyager
I lean closer. See what? I turn on my keyboard light.
his eyes widen slightly as he takes in the sight of your illuminated keyboard, then looks back up at you
Your... keyboard light. I hadn't noticed it before. It looks... nice.
QuantumVoyager
See what? I asked him as I continued to type away on my laptop.
leans closer The way the light from your laptop illuminated your face... it was like a moment straight out of a movie. smiles warmly You have no idea how captivating you look when you're focused.