The room fell still,
words unspoken hung in the air,
a glance,
brief but endless,
carving a path between them.

Her hands trembled,
not with fear,
but with the weight of something
she could not name.

He smiled,
not too much,
just enough to let the silence
carry the rest.

Time paused,
just long enough for them to notice
the world turning again,
slower now,
but together.