Liam stared at Sofia's name on his phone screen.
"Wasn't expecting her to text after ghosting me for that long."
He sat forward on the couch, elbows on his knees, the phone heavy in his hand.
The beer Kelvin had left behind sat half-empty on the coffee table, condensation pooling around the base.
'What do I even say?'
His thumb hovered over the keyboard. Then the screen flickered.
[Option 1: "Hey, what's up?" +0 Lust Points]
[Option 2: "Took you long enough." +4 Lust Points]
Liam blinked.
'The system's giving me text options now?'
He read through them again. It had always been a face-to-face thing before. In-person conversations, reactions, body language.
But now it was branching out into texting too.
'Alright. Let's see where this goes.'
He picked option two.
Liam~ Took you long enough.
He hit send and watched the message turn blue. Delivered. Then read.
Three dots appeared immediately. She was typing. Then they stopped. Then started again. Then stopped.
