They left the pathwithout discussion.
It wasn’t a decision so much as a shared understanding, The kind that forms when two people are paying attention to the same quiet pull.
The trees grew closer together beyond the trail, light thinning into soft bands that moved as the leaves shifted overhead. The air smelled darker there. Damp earth. Bark. Something green and awake.
They left the pathwithout discussion.
It wasn’t a decision so much as a shared understanding, The kind that forms when two people are paying attention to the same quiet pull.
The trees grew closer together beyond the trail, light thinning into soft bands that moved as the leaves shifted overhead. The air smelled darker there. Damp earth. Bark. Something green and awake.
Asana was the first to shed her clothes. There was no pause, no glance to check if she was being watched. Fabric slipped from her body as naturally as leaves dropping from a tree that had decided it was time. Skin met air. Goosebumps rose and softened again as warmth returned.
