A Sea of Unspoken Things

“Secrets are the only things we truly own.”

Elias spent years building a life out of silence. It makes me think about how much we hide just to keep the peace.

The ocean in this story feels like a character that never forgets. It holds onto every lost thing until the tide finally turns.

“I was a girl made of saltwater and grit.”

Fable had to learn that survival isn't the same as living. You can stay above water and still be drowning in what you left behind.

Family isn't always the people who stay. Sometimes it is the people who find you when you are most adrift.