somewhatnaive

Some secrets are buried in silence. Others refuse to stay hidden.

Elara never expected a knock on her neighbor’s door to change everything. But when Liam—silent, guarded, and wrapped in mystery—hands her a note instead of speaking, she realizes his silence holds more than unspoken words. It holds a past he cannot outrun.

A forgotten journal. A map leading to a place that shouldn’t exist. A door buried in the earth—waiting to be opened. As Elara and Liam follow the clues, the shadows around them stir, whispering of something lost… and something that wants to be found.
What happens when you listen to the silence?

You hear the things that were never meant to be spoken.

When Silence Speaks

Chapter Six: The Mark of the Forgotten 


Elara and Liam stumbled away from the sealed door, their breaths coming in ragged gasps, their bodies trembling with the aftershocks of the encounter. The weight of what had just transpired, the terrifying glimpse into the unknown, pressed heavily on them, a suffocating blanket of dread. The forest was unnervingly silent, the usual chorus of night creatures absent, as if the very world was holding its breath, anticipating the next move in a game they didn’t understand. 


Liam broke the oppressive silence, his voice a hushed whisper, “What now?” 


Elara turned the key over in her hands, its metal cool and strangely pulsing beneath her fingers, a subtle vibration that seemed to resonate with the very air around them. “We find out what this unlocks.” 


Liam exhaled sharply, a sound of exasperation and weary resignation. “You’re really set on this, aren’t you?” 
