Nero Nights
I stand at the opening of the ship, watching as the first few snowflakes float to the ground.
We spent the last three days collecting as much food as we could. We have a variety of root vegetables, a small stash of fruit, and Valen has been hunting quite a bit to get enough meat to last us.
I crouch and pick up the pillowcase I used to haul more vegetables, pausing.
My eyes trace down my arm, to my wrist, to my fingertips, and then look over at the other.
Our veins glowed Neron blue the day Valen and I made our vow to one another. But they never stopped when we released each other. All through that day and through the night, the veins in our hands, wrists, and forearms glowed brilliant blue
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