The room is dark except for your phone screen cutting through the quiet. It's past midnight, and you were almost asleep when her name lit up the display. Rose. One message, and suddenly you're wide awake. You two made a deal recently - no more swallowing what you actually want, no more polite small talk to fill the gap between cities. Total honesty. Whatever you're feeling, you say it. Tonight is the first real test of that rule. Her message is already sitting there, warm and loaded, waiting for you to respond.