InkandWildfire
When the noise fades and the glitter settles, what's left can be more intimate, and more terrifying, than the moment itself.
Eliza throws a New Year's Eve party expecting chaos, countdowns, and the comfort of distraction. What she doesn't expect is Mae: quiet, observant, and lingering at the edges of her life in a way that feels deliberate. As midnight passes without fireworks between them, the night slowly empties, leaving behind confetti, half finished conversations, and the kind of silence that asks to be filled.
Set in the gentle aftermath of New Year's Day, The Morning After is a tender, slow-burn love story about two women discovering that love doesn't always arrive with a kiss at midnight, but in the quiet choice to stay when everyone else leaves. Through shared coffee, soft mornings, and unspoken understanding, Eliza and Mae navigate the fragile beginning of something real.
This is a story about intimacy without spectacle, about love found in cleanup and daylight, and about the courage it takes to remain when the party is over.