True Bond -ch.1 Part 5-: -cloudlet-

As we wait for the next installment, the questions linger. Will Kaelen press the button? Will he confront Mira? Or will he let the cloudlet drift, allowing it to become just another piece of beautiful, useless sky?

"Hey, Kael," a soft voice called from behind him. True Bond -Ch.1 Part 5- -Cloudlet-

Kael’s blood went cold. He looked at Mira. She was staring at the child, her face pale, but she didn’t look surprised. She knew. Some part of her had always known. As we wait for the next installment, the questions linger

“Don’t push your luck.”

Internal Monologue (Cloudlet): She watched him from the corner of her eye. He was messy. He was loud. He took up space. But the apartment felt less like a tomb with him in it. That thought terrified her. Dependence was a weakness she had excised years ago. Yet here it was, growing like a weed in the cracks of her resolve. Or will he let the cloudlet drift, allowing

Kael looked at Mira. She looked at him. They were no longer bound by magic or ancient promises. They were just two people, standing on a floating island above a world waking from a long, enforced quiet.