| Authors Note |

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:45:26 +0000

This is not a fairy tale. I wrote this because I wanted to show that love isn't always a cure, and it certainly shouldn't be a source of pain. In this story, happiness comes with a heavy price, and obsession demands a debt that eventually must be paid. To love someone truly is the hardest thing a person can do—it often means having the strength to let them go so they can finally breathe on their own.