Ashes Between Us: When Peace Still Lived

Life moves quietly in St. Petersburg, where winter settles over the city like a second skin and a girl who's learned to be unbreakable goes about her days without expecting anything to change. Far to the southwest, in the warm streets of Barcelona, another girl drifts through a softer, brighter world, untouched by anything harsher than the occasional bad headline.

Across continents, people whisper about rising tensions, but whispers are easy to ignore when the world still feels steady. Borders remain calm, skies stay clear, and both girls continue living in the comfort of what they've always known.