Xoese sat in the corner of the bustling café, their notebook open to a blank page, the pen in their hand heavy and unmoving. Outside the window, the city thrummed with life—cars honking, people laughing, the sun painting long shadows across the streets. But none of it stirred anything within them. For months now, Xoese, once a writer whose words had flowed like an endless river, had been adrift in a sea of creative drought.

Their coffee had long gone cold when they noticed her. It wasn’t the sound of her voice or the way she walked into the café that caught Xoese’s attention—it was her eyes. The girl with the sharp presence and quiet confidence sat just a few tables away, and her gaze seemed to cut through the air with a magnetic force.

Her eyes didn’t just look; they spoke. They held storms of untold stories, galaxies of emotion that were raw, vulnerable, and ancient. Xoese found themselves staring, spellbound by the weight they carried—triumphs, heartbreak, secrets that would never be spoken aloud. In those eyes, Xoese saw fragments of a narrative waiting to be unearthed. They reached for their pen, and it moved for the first time in weeks.

The notebook began to fill with hurried scrawls, the café around them blurring into a backdrop of muffled noise. For the first time in forever, Xoese’s mind was alive with possibilities. When she rose to leave, Xoese’s hand hesitated. They wanted to stop her, to ask if she knew the power her gaze carried. Before they could second-guess themselves, Xoese was on their feet, weaving through the café tables. Their heart pounded as they called out, voice barely loud enough to compete with the hum of conversation.

She paused, her head turning slightly, the light catching her features just right to reveal the shadow of a smile—or was that curiosity? Either way, she waited. "Your eyes... I couldn’t stop thinking about them," Xoese blurted out, gesturing awkwardly to the notebook still clutched in their hand. "I know this sounds odd. But you’ve inspired me, and I just... I needed to thank you."