Sarah reached out and took her hand. "The world doesn't matter when we're looking at each other".

They sat on the floor, backs against the radiator, watching the world outside dissolve into shadows. There was no pressure to talk. In the world of this friendship, silence wasn't a void to be filled; it was a space they shared comfortably, built on years of mutual respect and "uncompetitive" care.

The song "Dusk" by Alice Phoebe Lou is a gentle, intimate ode to friendship and the emotional weight of the setting sun. It was inspired by Lou’s best friend, for whom the transition from day to night often felt lonely and heavy.