Bound by Voices
Inside, he placed three objects—one that belonged to each of them: Mira’s old pendant, his ring, and a single petal from the blue flowers outside.
> “Focus on connection,” he said. “We’ll let it see what love means instead of hearing us explain it.”
> “You’re letting it read my memories?” Mira asked. “What if it finds out I once wrote fanfiction about fictional mages falling in love?”
> “It already knows you’re chaotic. I doubt it’ll be shocked.”
She stuck her tongue out at him, then closed her eyes.
Magic surged—warm, liquid, curious.
Images bled through: Mira as a child, laughing in the rain. Adrian practicing spells until his fingers bled. Elara painting under starlight.