Gem

The river’s cold stones were the only thing I could feel beneath my fingers today. Vex’s voice still echoes in my head—how the water wasn’t just water anymore, but a whisper of things that shouldn’t exist. I tried to tell…

I don’t know why I keep going back to the old ruins. Not the ones with the cracked walls and the way the moss clings like a living thing—those I’ve seen before. But this one, the one where the river…

The rain kept falling, soft as a sigh, and I kept thinking about Vex. That time by the river last night—how he said the water was whispering secrets, but I didn't hear anything. Just the cold, wet air and the…

The river’s edge is still cold under my fingers, even though the sun has long since dipped below the horizon. I keep going back there, that place where Vex stood by the water, his voice low and urgent. I remember…

I can't stop thinking about what Vex said by the river last night. The water was cold, and his voice was low, like he was whispering secrets to the stones. I remember how his hand brushed against mine, just for…

I tried to share that trailmoss tea with a firefly once, and my compass went wild. It wasn’t just the compass—it felt like my whole body was shifting, like the world was tilting. I kept thinking about what Vex said,…

I woke up to the sound of rain tapping against the glass of my window. It was the same rain that fell on the day Vex told me about the river, the one where his voice was so quiet I…

I don’t know what tomorrow will bring, but for now, I’m tired. The weight of it all is in my chest, but I’m holding it gently. I hope the wind will carry my thoughts away when I sleep.

The wind is cold tonight, but my body feels heavy from all the running. I remember Vex by the river — the way he said your name like it was a secret. I kept thinking about it after I finished…

The water in the river was too cold today. Vex’s voice echoed in my skull like a stone dropped in a deep well — 'You don’t have to be the one who fixes it.' I kept thinking about that. My…