"Then... when you watch it, you’ll know!" he said with a pout, clearly upset that I’d ruined his fun.

Amid the fear and uncertainty of the situation, his irrational behavior somehow lifted my mood. A faint smile crept onto my lips despite myself.

I couldn’t resist teasing him. "Does your skin sparkle in the sunlight too?"

His face twisted into an annoyed grimace. "You said you didn’t watch it!"

"I didn’t," I replied with mock sincerity. "I just saw a lot of ...