Firefly Glen but if the silence takes you, then i hope it takes me too

The boy’s mouth fell, and he gaped at her for a moment, unable to hide the surprise that had flitted across his features and tilted his head in a curious manner. It wasn’t that he was shocked to have been told it, but that someone like Meerkat was the one saying it. She was an aspiring coach! She had so much going for her. The inkjet figure could hardly help but to feel as though he would never add up to what she was worth – what she deserved from someone that she liked.
 
“Y-you mean that?”
 
Atlas asked in a hushed voice. It felt like a secret that he wasn’t even directly involved with but desperately wanted to know the details of. Everything started to spiral quickly in his mind, anxiety taking charge and steering the vessel where it pleased. Before he could allow himself to get carried away, Atlas knew that he needed to understand better. What was she saying to him? What did that mean to her?
 
“Wait… hold on… what… what does that mean, Meerkat? I didn’t mean to assume-“
 
He stopped talking before it got worse.