Lydian, a skilled archivist surviving under a monetised welfare system, struggles to maintain her independence while paying a steep social and magical price. When a city-wide Arcane collapse exposes the failure of the Doctrine of Autonomy, she and a grassroots practitioner, Nara, ignite a Sympathy-based mutual-aid movement that rewrites the city’s rules and replaces shame with shared care.

James retreats to an otherworldly, unchanging beach—his private sanctuary beyond time—to escape the exhaustion and deep anger caused by his physical disability and the opportunities it cost him. His solitude is broken by a mysterious Stranger who forces him to confront his resentment.

a psychological story about Arthur, a man who has lived for 37 years with disabilities caused by a neurological block. He wakes up one morning to find the block has suddenly and completely healed