ash & starlight (WlW)
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Last published Sat, Aug 23, 2025
Two girls. Two worlds. One slow-burning war.
Emily is an inventor from the gutter cities of The Hollow-chaotic, reckless, too smart for her own good. Elise is a bruised blade from the gilded towers of Crownlight-a fighter, a drinker, a ghost with fists.
When fate throws them together on opposite sides of a crumbling peace, fake smiles turn into real touches. Friendly lies turn into whispered secrets. And under the pressure of war, obsession blooms in the dark.
They're supposed to hate each other.
They don't.
But in a city of thieves and kings, loving someone can be the most dangerous thing you do.
Love was never supposed to taste like gunpowder.
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