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

Atlas made no reply and didn't react beyond staring at her almost as if he didn't believe she was real. At first, Meerkat found this just as charming as all the rest and chuckled under her breath. The sound died away and she blinked when the seconds continued to tick past with only the sound of his breathing in the snowfall's hush.

"Are you alright?" she asked, suddenly worried. And though she was hardly prone to negative thoughts, that dip in her heart suddenly seeded a doubt in her mind. Didn't he feel the same way? All the signs certainly pointed to it and Meerkat wouldn't have doubted it just a few seconds ago. But in the face of Atlas's seeming paralysis, she felt uncertain.

When still he did nothing but mouth breathe, Meerkat softly commanded, "Atlas? Please tell me what you're thinking."