~Evric's POV~
Chrisly stretched. "Wish me luck," he announced, moving toward the stairs. "I'll go and console her."
"Good luck," I replied, suppressing another laugh.
Not long after Chrisly left, Zayn turned to me, signaling he was done eating. He stood up from the dining table and said, "I'm going back inside the room."
"Okay," I told him, "I will join you shortly."
As Zayn walked past the living room, Evans called out. "Zayn, are you going inside already?"
Zayn nodded politely. "Yes."
Evans put the controller down. "No, don't go inside yet. Come play a game with me."
Zayn glanced at me, subtly reading the permission in my look, then turned back to Evans. "Maybe another time."
"Then let's watch a movie," Evans pressed.
Zayn's shoulders dropped slightly. "I only watch horror movies."
"Wow, I love horror movies too!" Evans exclaimed, sounding genuinely enthusiastic.
"So come on, let's watch it together."
