Love Unspoken

He raised his slender fingers, akin to a leader or elder, and with intimacy, he tidied Landon's collar, saying in a soft tone, "You truly give your all for the company. You've worked hard." Landon replied humbly, "You flatter me, Alexander. It's just the tasks at hand."

Alexander smiled without words, released Landon's collar, and walked out.

As he left, Landon followed suit, pausing by Xavier's side.

His steps hesitated briefly as he turned his head, his calm gaze piercing through his glasses to meet Xavier's eyes.

Xavier looked up, and in that moment of silent exchange, it seemed as though a myriad of unspoken words had passed between them.

Two seconds later, Landon stepped out of the office, leaving Xavier's hand clenched at his side.

They were all pressuring him now, including his mother. But the one certainty was that the Xavier family was on the brink of collapse. Everyone was doomed.

Snow fell heavily once more.

shielding her from the falling snowflakes above. The melting snow dripped down the umbrella's edge like scattered beads of water. Orion sat with Quinn quietly, watching

at Orion, feeling a

might have been mistaken and that her friend likely hadn't had

was momentarily puzzled but not upset, and he chuckled, "No worries. I find this quite romantic,

finally brought a faint smile to Quinn's face. She stood up, gesturing her

"And what about you?"

figure out where to go from here.

didn't want to delay Orion any longer, gesturing again. "You don't need to

didn't want to go back. He hadn't returned home since

quit his job and now spent his days idle, either sleeping or visiting the welfare center. He didn't

each day aimless, he found himself at loose ends, uncertain of his next

then, take this umbrella," Orion offered, handing it to her.