Chapter 21: Black Iron Heavy Skillet

Chapter 21: Black Iron Heavy Skillet

Liam woke up before the sun had fully crested the stone walls of Aeros’ inner district. Most players in the Online Game spent their mornings frantically checking their HP bars, screaming about the lack of a respawn button, or huddling in corners.

The townhouse smelled like lavender and leftover ham and the very specific silence of a morning that hadn’t decided what kind of day it was going to be yet, and Liam was already in the kitchen wondering if the previous NPC owners had left a whisk.

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