-Caspian Grayson:
I don't fully process Kyle's words at first.
It's not that I don't hear him—I do. Every word lands clearly. But my mind doesn't immediately translate it into something real. It's like there's a delay between sound and meaning, like my thoughts are refusing to accept what's happening in front of me because it doesn't fit into anything I normally deal with.
A date.
He's asking me out.
That part keeps repeating in my head, but even that feels disconnected, like I'm watching the situation from slightly outside my own body instead of actually standing in it.
Kyle is still right there in front of me.
