Moaning Sounds!

Darius blinked, caught off guard by the abrupt change in topic. "What?"

Aria leaned back in her chair, her expression calm but her eyes sharp. "I asked if you have a girlfriend," she repeated, her tone challenging.

Darius looked up, momentarily stunned by Aria's question. Her words caught him off guard, leaving him unable to immediately decipher their meaning. A strange thought flickered in his mind—was she asking because she liked him? Could this be her subtle way of gauging whether he had a girlfriend before making some kind of advance? It was a ridiculous idea, yet it lodged itself in his brain, stirring a tiny, absurd sense of anticipation.