The Catcher and the Quiet Flame

Once, not far from here, a boy made more of smoke than skin asked the world a wordless question: If I speak, will anyone echo?
This is the story of someone who did.
She wasn't a queen or a witch, but a listener—someone who saw through the masks and stayed through the fading.
A soft, surreal tale about fragmented identity, myth reborn, and the quiet miracle of being witnessed.
For those who’ve ever been the echo or the flame.