{Together Again}

Six years after the Phantom Realm ended, Ashlyn vanished without a trace, leaving behind a group that survived the impossible but never fully healed. While the others slowly learned how to move forward, Aiden carried the unanswered questions with him, holding onto the belief that some losses aren't meant to be permanent.

Ashlyn didn't disappear to be forgotten. She rebuilt herself through music, carving out a new identity under bright lights and louder names, convinced that distance was the only way to keep the people she loved safe.

When chance brings them face-to-face again, old truths surface alongside new wounds. What follows is not a dramatic rescue or a clean reunion, but a careful return to each other, shaped by grief, fear, and the quiet hope that survival doesn't have to mean separation.