Beneath the Winter Moon
Celeste leaned on her elbow, watching without comment, the haze of exhaustion making everything feel just a little warmer, a little closer.
“You should get some rest before the morning crew shows up,” Victoria said eventually, her tone gentle.
Celeste shook her head, slow and sleepy. “I don’t want to miss this.”
And Victoria didn’t say anything else. She just kept drawing, and Celeste kept sipping, and the world stayed quiet around them.
**
The fluorescent lights of the diner buzzed a little softer in the early morning hours. The sky outside was just beginning to lighten, washed in pale gray and hints of lavender. The streets were mostly empty, save for the distant hum of a city starting to
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