Unconscious Pheromones

Eventually, Christina burst into tears again, and it was only after a long while that she finally managed to catch her breath.

Quite literally, as if she no longer even had the energy to cry.

“Are you feeling a little calmer now?”

“……Yes.”

Christina covered the corners of her reddened eyes with a damp handkerchief.

“It’s already gotten this dark.”

“I know. Still, don’t worry too much. It only takes about thirty minutes to get from here to Luminous.”

We’d be about two hours late for curfew, but we could manage somehow.

“Well, shall we get up soon?”

In any case, it was a relief that Christina had pulled herself together before it got any later...