The Anticipation Grows

May 3rd, 2024 — 8:15 AM

Aurora Central Hub — Planning Bay 2

Matthew stood in front of the touchscreen display wall, stylus in hand, pretending to study the updated segment overlay for the Mindanao Avenue interchange. On the surface, he looked like the usual version of himself—focused, neatly put-together, quietly analytical.

But inside?

Inside, his brain was still tangled up in milk tea and wedding scaffolding.

Across the room, Angel was leaning over a layout table with a junior analyst, walking them through how not to accidentally reverse a northern bore path schedule. Her tone was patient, her posture casual, but she kept glancing up at him, and every time their eyes met, she smirked like she knew.

Which, of course, she did.

Because she was Angel and if there was one thing she never missed, it was him flustering under pressure.