Todos los capítulos de Fragments of the Winter Moon: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 3

Neon hummed overhead.One sign flickered in uneven intervals, casting brief flashes of blue across the damp pavement before settling back into a dull glow. A streetlight down the block buzzed softly, its light cutting off just short of the alley beside it. Water from an earlier rain clung to the curb, reflecting passing headlights in broken streaks.Celeste paused at the edge of the sidewalk. Not for long. Just enough to take in where she’d ended up. Then she kept moving.Her boots tapped lightly against the pavement, steady and unhurried. She passed darkened storefronts, a few late-night stragglers, a couple arguing in low voices near a corner that didn’t quite reach the light.A flicker of light caught her eye. ‘DINER’ The letters buzzed faintly, one corner of the “E” cutting in and out.Celeste slowed, studying it for a moment before stepping off the sidewalk and toward the door. The bell above it chimed softly as she pushed it open, a warm wave of air rolling over her.The place w

Celeste didn’t wake as easily as she had the day before, her body slower to respond as she opened her eyes and stared up at the ceiling for a moment, letting the quiet settle around her before she moved.Her bag sat untouched near the wall, and the money from the night before was still resting where she had dropped it. She looked at it for a second before turning away, pushing herself to stand and grabbing a change of clothes as she moved through the motions, letting the routine come and go without much thought. By the time she stepped out of the shower and dressed, she was already reaching for her jacket, her mind made up without needing to think about it.She went downstairs.The bar had already started to fill. A few people were scattered throughout the space, sitting like they had nowhere else to be, their voices low enough to blend together without drawing focus, and behind the bar Riven was already there, moving at the same pace as before, like nothi