Starfall

Category: Sci-Fi

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.

The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.

Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.

He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.

The end.

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