He didn't look back. He walked until his lungs felt sharp with the cold, the heavy beat of the song still vibrating in his bones. He was walking away, but in a town like Aris, where the rain never stops, you’re never really gone—you’re just a slightly more distant echo.
Elias pulled his hand back and tucked it into his pocket. He stood up, the chair screeching against the floor in a long, drawn-out groan. He walked to the door, the bell chiming a low, distorted note as he stepped out into the mist. lovely - billie eilish ft. khalid (slowed n reverb)
"Isn't it lovely?" she asked, finally turning to him. Her eyes were wide, reflecting the flickering neon. "All alone. Heart made of glass, my mind of stone." He didn't look back
The air in the coastal town of Aris felt like it was made of cold, heavy velvet. Rain didn’t just fall here; it hung in the atmosphere, a constant, silver mist that blurred the line between the grey ocean and the grey sky. Elias pulled his hand back and tucked it into his pocket
"Thought I found a way," he whispered, his voice barely cracking the silence.