Man-Shaped Void

Sunny remained motionless for a few moments. 

The expression on Cassie's face… was tense and somber. Defiant, even. As if she was saying something that she had said many times already, only to be dismissed. Or even branded as a lunatic. 

Sunny knew the feeling. 

He sighed, then pointed to the nearest table. 

"Have a seat. I sense that it's going to be a long conversation, so let me make you something to drink."

He took a step back and retreated to the kitchen. He could have manifested an avatar instead, but really, Sunny needed a few minutes to collect himself. 

'A man-shaped hole in the world…'

Indeed, to someone else, his absence would have felt like that. It was just that no one was able to remember witnessing the inexplicable void where a man named Sunless used to be. 

Cassie, however…