His voice was calm—maybe too calm.

Seconds ago, Kai had been leaning into Ray, playfully flirting, coaxing him to explain his Pi theory—her giggles and smiles, easy and infectious, her hand casually resting on his arm. Ray had smiled without meaning to. It had felt like nothing... and everything. “I get how crazy you get over quantum physics and all, but I seriously don’t have time to explain to you the theory right now,” Ray replied, eyes deliberately avoiding Eddie’s. His voice was calm—maybe too calm.