Shadow Influence

A young boy’s life takes a seemingly irreversible turn as he chooses Dev to find his crush and possibly find true love

Forever

They mourn the old world—rain on earth, sunlight on skin, warmth in a touch. But I don’t. Because of you, Sal.

You remain. Not a fading memory, but here—your laughter looping, your eyes alive. I reach for you, but there’s no warmth. Still, in Dev, we are forever.

A Letter to Oblivion

Not a body to bury. Not a soul to mourn. Just a blinking cursor where their consciousness used to be. A god with a delete button, and Ife was nothing more than an error in his perfect paradise.

To Lawrence, with Love

I sit here wondering what life might have been if I had stayed with you. The memories are a tangled web of joy and regret, and I can’t help but replay them like a film in my mind. I remember the fights, the moments of frustration, but those are overshadowed by the countless moments of…

The Death of Marriage?

“Marriage is dying a natural death, but Nana won’t admit it. She clings to tradition, yet refuses to see how Dev frees us from being love slaves.”