Chapter 1

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:18:16 +0000

The world outside is cloaked in a velvet darkness, the kind that feels almost sacred at this hour. The only light is the pale, ghostly glow of the distant flicker of a streetlamp, casting long shadows across the road. The air is cool and still, carrying the faint scent of dew and sleep. Inside, the silence is thick, broken only by the soft ticking of a clock or the rustle of sheets as the character stirs.