Kieran has a Zippo lighter that tears a hole between worlds. On the other side is the magical realm of Æloria,
where he once bargained for his mother’s life nineteen years ago—and he intends to do it again, no matter the cost.
Tsuki is a supermodel trapped in a gilded cage of expectations and loneliness. When a botched “Flip” throws her into Kieran’s path,
she sees a chance to escape her perfect, hollow life.
Art & Playlists: Please check out the chapter art! I’m doing one piece per chapter and some of them are pretty cool ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).
Setting: Our world is circa 1996. This becomes explicit later, but I didn’t want anyone blindsided by Kieran being shockedpikachu.jpg over smartphones.
Kieran was probably overwatering the basil, but he figured the plants could handle a little drowning.
Next to the mint and thyme sat the graveyard of good intentions: a bottle of whiskey, half a bottle of limoncello, and a Cabernet expensive enough to pay his electric bill...
The windowsill garden was the only living thing he could care for now that Mom was gone...
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