Bloom
## Bloom The rain tasted like rust, clinging to Elara’s tongue as she scrubbed at the grimy window of her Portland apartment. Another gray morning, another shift at The Green Thumb, a trendy plant shop where she pretended to care…
Elara Vance
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Ghost Data
## Ghost Data The rain tasted like exhaust and regret. Reynar pulled his collar higher, the damp wool clinging uncomfortably against his neck. Neon signs bled colors onto the slick pavement of downtown Seattle, a garish distraction from the task…
The Fracture Line
## The Fracture Line Rain hammered the windows of “Nourish & Thrive,” blurring the city lights into smeared watercolors. Elara Vance, perched on a stool amidst stacks of cookbooks and sprouting microgreens, barely registered it. Her fingers flew across her…