Her eyes caught on a news headline flashing across her screen:
Sporks Media
Just now
🚨 DRAMA ALERT: Public Outcry Explodes!
Daniel’s device lit up again, casting shadows across his increasingly tense features. He checked it quickly, his movements becoming more distracted with each interruption. Juniper deliberately focused on the papers before her, ignoring how his attention seemed to fracture between their work and whatever kept demanding his notice.
The night pressed against the windows, turning them into mirrors that reflected their shared isolation. In the dark glass, she could see how they had unconsciously shifted closer together as they worked, their bodies finding alignment even as their minds raced in different directions. The holiday lights created a strange intimacy in their reflection, transforming the professional space into something more personal, more dangerous.