The Stars we Cherish
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"Hiraeth, do you know what that means dear?"
Don't we all still dream about the people, places and time we cherish lost in our memory, fabricated by our nostalgia and romanticized by our broken hearts?
In these pages I have carefully inked the stories of a storyteller who weaves stories for the stars. A storyteller who gave his heart away to the lost lands in his cherished memories, memories that drowns him in nostalgia. The tales that would go beyond the stars and become one among them.
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This is a small short story I am writing for a contest run by @Romance and @WattpadRomantikDE: Take a pick!!
And the credits of this beautiful cover goes to our lovely @UniverseofUnknown
Enjoy reading!!!
~ Lyra
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