Zeres shot him a kind gaze before he looked up. Then he smiled. A sad smile. "That must really sting. Abigail said I'm important to her but… I kind of feel like she'll forever see me only as a friend. And yet… I cannot seem to give up and keep hoping that one day, she'll see me as a man and not only as her friend." He glanced at Eris next. "Does the person you like already have a lover?"
Eris shook his head. "Not yet."
"I see… then don't give up. One day, that person might look at you. And return your feelings." Zeres encouraged Eris.
"I… hope so…" though Eris said that, Iryz thought that his tone somehow did not sound hopeful.
"By the way. When will you take that mask off and show your face to me? I can't believe we've been partners for three years and you've yet to show me your face." Zeres approached her and reached out for his mask. Zeres' movement was swift, but Eris's response was even swifter as he stepped back. Zeres missed the mask by centimetres.
