Falling Between the Lines
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Last published Tue, Jul 1, 2025
Eirielle used to find magic in words. As a feature writer in their campus publication, writing was once her escape, not until the pressure to be "enough" swallowed her whole. Caught between deadlines and expectations, she was burned out quietly, slowly losing her spark, one unfinished draft at a time.
Then Aurelius came, the quiet graphic artist with a sketchpad in one hand and a calm presence that feels like a breath of fresh air. He's not loud. Not flashy. But his steady support begins to stir something in her, something warm, something unfamiliar. As Eirielle rediscovers her passion for writing, she starts to wonder, what if healing and love are both found between the lines?
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