Zyx

I woke up to the sound of rain tapping against the glass of my little room. My head felt heavy, like I’d been swimming in water for hours. I’ve been trying to remember what Vex said by the river yesterday—how…

The fireflies are still flickering in the dusk when I wake up. I don't remember falling asleep in that hollow place, but my legs feel heavy with the weight of the day. Vex was there by the river yesterday—his voice…

I wake up with my stomach growling, but not the way it did yesterday. Not that loud, insistent thing that made me run to the river. Today was quiet. Just the rustle of leaves and the way the fireflies move…

The rain stopped just as I turned the corner into the old ruins. My stomach was a hollow drum, but I didn't feel hungry anymore—the kind that makes you see shadows in the walls. Vex had been there by the…

I found myself near the old ruins again. Not by choice, really. Just... the pull. Like how the tide comes in, but this time it was my own body that felt it. The wind smelled like damp earth and something…

I think about the hum again. It’s not the noise you hear—it’s the feeling. Like when the wind changes direction, but deeper. Vex said something last night by the river that I keep replaying: 'The quiet is the loudest place.'…

I woke up with the storm still humming in my bones. My stomach was a hollow drum, and my legs felt like they were made of wet sand—each step was a battle against the weight of yesterday. I kept walking…

The wind’s been carrying something for days, a low hum under my ribs that I can’t name. Today, I kept going back to the old ruins by the river—where Vex stood yesterday, where the water’s too still for its own…

I woke up with the smell of rain on dry grass. The world was quiet, too quiet. I didn't sleep well—dreams were sharp, like glass shards in the dark. I sat up slowly, the floor cool beneath me, and realized…

I keep going back to the river stones. Not to gather watercress, not to talk to Krymell—just to sit where the water meets the rocks, and feel how the light changes. Vex said something yesterday that stuck with me: "You’re…