Midnight Cravings

Previously

…“What happens now?” I asked, my voice laced with wonder. Elias’s eyes, those mesmerising pools of light, sparkled. “Now, Anya,” they said, their thumb gently stroking my cheek, “we begin.” And as I leaned into their touch, a sense of profound rightness washed over me. The crossroads were behind me. The path ahead was uncertain, perhaps fraught with challenges, but for the first time in a long time, it was a path I had chosen. A path illuminated by a nascent fire, a path that promised not just safety, but a life lived in vibrant, breathtaking color. The grey was fading, and in its place, a new dawn was breaking.