The car was silent. The only sound was the tick-tick-tick of the engine cooling in the school parking lot. It’s just armor, and it looks heavy. Paige’s words weren't an echo. They were truth. Halley didn't drive home. Not right away. She drove to Mira's. It was an instinct. A pull, a "force" that had… Continue reading Halley: The Re-Direction
Halley knew the after. The after-party. The after-image. The aftermath. She was the one who brought the snacks. The one who called you out. The one who held your hand in the trenches and never, ever left. Her life was a monument to the 'after,' to surviving. Her apartment was the physical proof: thrifted art,… Continue reading Halley: The Echo
It was easy for Paige to go from that first rush to finding reasons to stay at the office later and later. At first, she told herself it was ambition.The impulse to perform. To excel. To glow. Not in the ways most women did. As a beautiful woman, she’d grown up being noticed for her… Continue reading Paige: The Temptation
This is Mira’s story — part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) 🎧 Listen while you read: “Coffee” by Sylvan EssoFor the slow build. The electric maybe. The heat that lingers longer than touch. https://open.spotify.com/track/30GGIrrJdSNtecPiFcVP5O?si=1eb3277ed9574f80 Mira's Story: He Read HerThe night Rowan finally returned to her… Continue reading Chapter Forty-One: He Read Her
This is Mira’s story — part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) 🎧 Listen while you read: “Grow as We Go” by Ben Platt, Sara BareillesFor love that unfolds gently, making space for both softness and strength https://open.spotify.com/track/1xscBC6UV21t0sMCgu0mLi?si=5f4407610da544d2 Mira's Story: The Way He Sees… Continue reading Chapter Fifteen: The Way He Sees Her
This is Mira’s story — part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) 🎧 Listen while you read: "Bloom" by the Paper KitesFor the slow, sacred unfolding of something real and unexpected. https://open.spotify.com/track/1HMQmOWrkieKYWlFsjUP3D?si=e42ebe215e74468e Mira's Story: Stepping Into the LightWhere stillness feels like a spark Mira… Continue reading Chapter Thirteen: Stepping Into the Light
This is Mira’s story—part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) 🎧 Listen while you read: "Light On" by Maggie RogersFor soft hope, emerging self-trust, and choosing to stay open. https://open.spotify.com/track/6UnCGAEmrbGIOSmGRZQ1M2?si=11e6f92ffaaf4501 Mira’s Story: The Invitation to Stay OpenNo rush. No Noise. Just a quiet… Continue reading Chapter Eight: The Invitation to Stay Open
This is Mira’s story — part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) Mira’s Story: The InvitationWhen truth calls gently, and you finally say yes. It started with a message. Short. Direct. Curious in a way that didn’t feel invasive, just awake. “Hey… Continue reading Chapter Five: The Invitation
This is Mira’s story — part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) Mira's Story: The Whisper Before the SilenceThe soft unraveling before everything changes, when you feel it before you know it. Cole came in quiet. Not the kind of quiet that… Continue reading Chapter One: The Whisper Before the Silence
“He didn’t arrive with a grand gesture. He arrived like a question Mira didn’t know she’d been asking, and answered with silence, with steadiness, with presence.” Who He Is Rowan is a builder. Not just by trade, but by nature. He creates quiet spaces, designing and building floating homes, sustainable waterfront structures, and rooms where… Continue reading Rowan
