Under the orb of night.
Storytime— Graphic adventure novel about entering womanhood as a little girl inspired by ‘What if there were no men for 24 hours’ written by Erik Janssen.
Aruna, whose gaze met the night with wonder,
as it gifted her name.
The little girl she once was began to fade,
and she blossomed into a young woman.
Her mind, once filled with dreams,
became a list of reminders—of who she needed to be, as if she was meant to be created, not to create.
Her heart, heavy with longing, yearned for a place where the orb of night felt like home again.
To stand there,
not in the shadows,
but in its light once more.