Surprise, Shock… and a Little Bit of Concern

Well… this was not what she was expecting. That expression? Pure, unfiltered, wide-eyed disbelief. Maybe she hyped herself up too much. Maybe he hyped himself up too much. Either way, reality just hit like a brick wall, and now she’s scrambling for a polite reaction that doesn’t betray the absolute hurricane of thoughts swirling in her head.

But hey, maybe it gets bigger! Maybe this is just a warm-up round, and there’s some magic trick about to happen that she definitely wasn’t briefed on. But judging by the sheer level of internal screaming behind those eyes, hope is fading fast. So now, she has two options—throw out an Oscar-worthy performance of fake enthusiasm… or excuse herself immediately and text the group chat.