02 | Orphic ✓

𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨

「 epigraph 」

❝ even the stars will disappear one day ❞

                 
「 blurb 」

In which Iris reminisces Solar; the boy who simultaneously ruined and saved her.

This is a love story- but it also isn't.

This is the story of how they came to be; of why they stopped being.

 

「 soundtrack 」

novo amor | from gold

❝ im sold, and our story will grow old
but you'll make dust from gold ❞

jp saxe | a little bit yours

❝ and maybe that's the problem
'cause i still kinda think it was up to me
when I never coulda made you stay ❞

ed sheeran | give me love

❝ give a little time to me or burn this out
we'll play hide and seek to turn this around
all i want is the taste that your lips allow
my, my, my, my, oh give me love ❞

flora cash | you're somebody else

❝ you were the better part
if every bit of beating heart that i had
whatever i had; i finally sat alone
pitch black flesh and bone
couldn't believe that you were gone ❞

lewis capaldi | leaving my love behind

❝ 'cause ive been feeling you leaving
cracks in conversations way too long
im barely holding on ❞

alice boman | waiting

❝ i want you more than i need you
i need you so bad
are you coming back, are you coming back
im waiting ❞

yoke lore | beige

❝ with your fingers in my mouth
i fail to see your faults
so please don't let me fall
so please don't let me fall ❞

cigarettes after sex | apocalypse

❝ kisses on the foreheads of the lovers wrapped in your arms; you've been hiding them in hollowed out pianos left in the dark ❞

「 dedication 」

to those who find themselves reaching for something that's running. yearning for love with a countdown strapped to it.

you aren't alone.

                 
「 authors note 」

the fact that i have to say this sickens me, but we have gotten to this point... THIS IS NOT MCxREADER or YxN or whatever else in this category.

also, small little tid bit that just seems to have y'all in a giant state of confusion.. iris is speaking to solar throughout this entire book. it's sort of like you're reading from the perspective solar would be if he were reading. hopefully things are clearer now.

now that i said that, carry on

to be honest, this is such a different kind of book for me. i don't know what pushed me to writing it but i needed to. i hope it isn't stupid, i hope you guys understand the story's purpose.

important things to know:
- iris is 20 & solar is 22
- iris is in university & solar is not
- solar is very mature for his age (i.e. doesn't speak like most guys his age. he's very mature & adult(ish)

i have just gotten a lot of confusion about that aha

also, can you guys comment— i appreciate comments more than you know

one more thing, something i stupidly forgot to note when i first published this book— 'orphic' is meant to be reread. there are things said, looks given and actions made that truly sink in and make sense upon reading them again.

of course this is only my suggestion so, do you.

            

「 copyright + disclaimer 」

Orphic © 2020 Rhema.
All Rights Reserved.

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This story is a work of fiction. Every inch of this story was thought and brainstormed by me, the author. Any similarities to other people, events in real life or other books are purely coincidental.