When the Stardust Settles (and I Still Like Her)

Previously

…Elara leaned into Lyra’s touch, the warmth of her hand a comforting anchor after the tempest of stardust. The shy apprentice astronomer, who had once admired Lyra from afar, now stood beside her, their shared experience forging a bond stronger than any celestial alignment. The stardust had settled, the ley lines were stable, and in the quiet aftermath, as the Bloom’s soft glow painted their faces, Elara knew that something else had settled too, something as bright and beautiful as the stars themselves. Their journey together had just begun.