The old projector wheezed to life, casting a trembling rectangle of light onto the living room wall. Elara, nine years old and full of a restless November boredom, slumped deeper into the cushions. Her grandmother, Nan, sat beside her, humming a tune that felt older than the dust motes dancing in the beam.
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Nan pointed to the window. Outside, the first real snow of the season was falling, turning their quiet street into a soft, monochrome landscape. But in the last light of the setting sun, Elara swore she saw it: a faint shimmer of green, a blush of pink, in the crystals clinging to the glass. The old projector wheezed to life, casting a
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“You’re late,” she whispered.
The lights pulsed once—apologetic, she thought.
Casey spun slowly, and the aurora followed, twisting into shapes: a wolf, a wave, a cradle.