stefanaravenwood
The city hadn't always been like this. Or at least, Elira couldn't remember the moment it stopped being warm. The fog appeared quietly, in the mornings and evenings, then lingered all day, seeping into streets, houses, and thoughts. People said it was just winter, but Elira knew better. Fog hides people-and what they become when they think no one is watching.
Elira had grown up between silence and expectations. Her parents knew what she was supposed to be, but never asked who she really was. At school, she studied the languages of dead civilizations and the secrets of forgotten rituals, yet no one taught her how to survive her own mind. Every day was the same-grades, stares, walls, and the feeling that somewhere, life existed that she didn't belong to.
Everything changed with Adrian. He wasn't salvation, nor a mistake. He was a mirror. His eyes offered only truth-raw, dangerous, honest. He belonged to a world of silence and smoke, and for the first time, Elira felt seen without anyone trying to fix her.
Beneath love and growing up, another truth loomed: Selira. Cold, dangerous, powerful-a vampire. As Elira learns to control her own strength, Selira manipulates from the shadows, bringing danger and testing the limits of power and trust.
The city was no longer just a city. People were mirrors. Elira had to decide-light or darkness.
Demian was more than just present. His presence carried weight and magnetism, an invisible thread that always pulled Elira closer. His energy was like smoke-it penetrated her thoughts, revealing parts of herself she tried to hide. With him, she didn't feel the pressure to be perfect. His gaze was calm yet piercing, and every time he touched her, it was as if time stopped, as if the city and fog disappeared for a moment. Their connection wasn't simple; there was attraction, but also danger, because Demian was tied to the secrets the city held, and Elira knew that every decision he made could change everything.