Firefly Glen this love it is a distant star

Elowen watched him stretch, admiring the casual, almost languid way he moved, his confidence as effortless as breathing. The cool air prickled along her fur, grounding her as she listened to his invitation, though his words made her heart sink just a little.

He wasn’t one to linger. She shouldn’t have expected him to be. But then came his offer, casual as anything. Shadow Ridge. She’d never heard of it, and there he was, offering her a place beside him, tempting her with the chance to leave her quiet solitude and follow him into the unknown.

Elowen hesitated, the soft light in her eyes flickering as she looked away, uncertainty in the set of her jaw. She should decline, return to her life as it was before. Safe, simple. Yet the idea of staying behind, watching him disappear into the shadows without her, tightened her chest with a pang she didn’t quite understand.

“If… if you’re certain you don’t mind the company,” she said softly, a hesitant smile touching her lips. “Then… I’ll come.”