Who is he?

~Us watching it go in and out together >>>~

Arcane POV:

The night settled around me like a comforting shroud as I returned home, the echoes of the party still reverberating in my thoughts. The laughter, the music—it all felt like a distant memory, fading into the background as I stepped into the tranquility of my own space.

The warm water of the shower was a soothing balm, washing away the remnants of the night. As I stood beneath the steady stream, I let my mind wander, retracing the steps of the evening. Ethan's presence lingered in my thoughts, his words a gentle echo in the recesses of my mind.

Once I had changed into my pajamas and nestled into the familiar embrace of my bed, my hand seemed to move of its own accord, reaching for the mobile phone that lay beside me. The screen stared back, its unyielding emptiness a stark reminder of the silence that had settled between Xavier and me.

It had been months since our last conversation, the passage of time marked only by the day