Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Ikaris and the Weight of Stars

She counted them every night — the faint pinpricks her mother called "the old fires." But Ikaris knew better. Each star was a choice unlived, a path unmade. The sky was not a ceiling. It was a ledger. And tonight, the balance was due.


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