title:epheralwhispers

chapter1:enterattheffeeshop

thearoaoffreshlybrewedffeeihthefaiofaonaseilysataloherfavoriteertabletheatlittleffeeshoplostherownthoughts,shewaspletelyobliviototheworldarouiftvoiterruptedherreverie

"exce,isthisseattaken?"

startled,eilylookeduptofdahandstraandgbeforeher,atentativesilepygonhislipssheuldn''''thelpbutnoticethewarthhiseyesandthewayhisssyhairfelljtoverhisforehead

"n-no,it''''snottaken,"shestared,sturgtotheeptychairoppositeher

ashesettledtotheseat,theireyest,andthatont,itfeltasiftistoodstilleilyfoundherselfdrawntothisysteriostranr,hispresencesparkgacuriosityshehadn''''tfeltyears

theybegantotalk,shargstorieftheirlives,dreas,andaspirationswitheachpassgont,eilyfeltherselfopenguptohiawaysheneverhadwithanyoneelseiasasiftheyhadknowneachotherforalifeti,yettheyhadonlyjtt

chapter2:adanderthestars

asweeksturoonths,eilyaranr–whosenashelearnedwasdaniel–grewclosertheyspenttlesshether,explthecity,trygnewfoods,andughguntiltheirsidesached

oneeveng,astheystrolledthroughthepark,eilyuldn''''thelpbutnoticetheihestarsabovethewithoutaword,daookherhandandledhertoaclearg,wheretheydanderthevelvetsky,theworldaroundthefadgtothebackground

thatont,eilyrealizedshehadfallenihdawasalovedeepandprofound,shewonderedhowshehadeverlivedwithoutitandastheyheldeachotherclose,swaygtotherhythoftheirowbeat,shekhiswaswhereshewasanttobe–hisars,forever

chapter3:challensandtriuphs

butlove,aseilyondisvered,wasnoithoutitschallensastheirretionshipdeepened,toodidtheobstaclestheyfaced–froisuandgsandsecuritiestoexternalpressuresandcietalexpectations

yetthroughitall,eilyanddanielreaieadfasttheiritnttoeachother,weatheriorstotheranderggstroitheylearounicateopenlyandholy,totrteachother''''slove,andtoneverlosesightofthebondthatheldthetother

andastheynavigatedthehighsandlowflife,theydisvered