Elena nodded. "The world feels… thin. Like I’m supposed to be somewhere else, or doing something more, but I’m just here."
"I brought the good tea," Sarah said, stepping inside without waiting for an invitation. She didn't turn on the overhead lights; she knew Elena preferred the soft dimness of this hour. Alice Phoebe Lou - Dusk
"It’s always harder for you at this time, isn't it?" Sarah murmured, resting her head on Elena's shoulder. Elena nodded
She sat by the window, watching the streetlights flicker to life. The sky was changing, and with it, the familiar tug of "the demons" arrived—not monsters, just the quiet, nagging thoughts that only seem to speak when the sun stops shouting. or doing something more