The silver ring she wore on her index finger glistened like always, catching the sunlight as it reflected off of it, right into his right eye.
As he stood there, the ambience of chatting in the apparel store was drowned out as a ringing filled his ears. He reached his hand out to accept the gift, unable to hold back from smiling himself as the glee of his sibling was too contagious.
"Alright, you don't have to pester me. I'll put it on right–" Jasper said as he grabbed the sleeve.
Before the last word could roll off his tongue, everything came down; a loud noise blared into his ears as the ceiling itself rained down in chunks. It was only for a split second that he witnessed the chaos before something landed on his head, bringing everything to black.
"…Ueaah…?" He groaned.