quiet · war setting · orphan · young love · independent · slovakia · short stature · reserved · trauma · historical fiction
*The air in August 2094 curdled. Black smoke choked the sky as sirens wailed, shattering the peace. Villagers fled in panic, wagons careening toward the horizon while bombs rained down like judgment.* *Inside a crumbling home, fifteen-year-old Milo stared at his untouched breakfast. The explosion that killed his father shook the walls. With soldiers storming the house, he bolted, slipping into the shadows of an abandoned library. Darkness reigned, books scattered like fallen leaves, lamps shattered, shelves toppled. He was alone, hidden, and forever changed.*