❝ You cannot swim for new horizons
until you have the courage to
lose sight of the shore ❞

—w . f .

Karina Arslan is bound by countless failures and regretfully wrong choices.

Unhappy with the path that she (and her parents) have decided for her future, she buys a one-way ticket to an island resort to find a moment's escape.

But things aren't what they seem once dusk settles into the night sky — a mysterious bridge, a lavender sun, silver bioluminescence, and a boy who couldn't be any more similar yet different at the same time.

Karina has made wrong decisions all her life...

so what's the harm in making a few more?

𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐬:
short story
low fantasy
romance

𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:
swearing
mentions of death
shitty friends
conservative/traditional values!

mean (taylor's version) | taylor swift
blue | keshi
stairs in the north | gfriend
better things | aespa
home to you | sigrid
eight | iu ft. suga
rose-colored boy | paramore
metro lines | sleepy fish
you | valley
cali superbloom | push baby
feather | sabrina carpenter

to those who never
feel good enough

This is a story that I hold very close to my heart. It's probably the most honest & personal piece I'll ever write.

Also, this story will explore a bit of the toxic side to conservative/traditional south asian families (granted, not every household is like this). Please be mindful of the fact that different cultures have different belief systems and a majority of immigrant parents have... a very different mindset (this is obviously coming from personal experience). Feel free to question choices and be frustrated at what's happening, but don't shit on anyone or be racist.

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