The War (2025-)

The sky over New York City is a silent, empty blue. Below, a small group of friends stare at their screens, watching the final warnings scroll past. Their apartment is filled with the low hum of emergency broadcasts and the quiet sounds of personal belongings being gathered. Each person has a different bag packed, a different route mapped in their mind. The streets outside are beginning to fill with a new kind of traffic, all moving with a shared, unspoken urgency. Conversations are short, focused on practical details: water, distance, shelter. The city holds its breath.