Mara: The house is louder today.
Chibi: Only if you listen the wrong way.
Mara: They say it’s a new year.
Chibi: They say that so they can sleep.
Mara: Why does January feel heavy?
Chibi: Because things don’t leave when the year changes.
Mara: Fireworks are supposed to chase things away.
Chibi: Noise just covers them.
Mara: Are we safe?
Chibi: We’re careful.
Mara: What does January want?
Chibi: Nothing.
Mara: Then why is it here?
Chibi: To keep unfinished things from disappearing.
Mara: What do we do?
Chibi: Stay small. Stay warm. Don’t invite anything in.
Mara: Will it ever end?
Chibi: No.
Mara: Then what happens?
Chibi: We learn how to live inside it.
TIME IN THE DARKNESS — Week 1 is live.
An intimate look at how time is felt in the World of Darkness —
through rituals, silence, and what children notice first.
🜍 One theme. One month. Four descents
🜍 Feeling, ritual, and survival
🜍 Written as lived experience, not explanation
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👉 New chapter every week — going deeper
This is not a new beginning.
This is how unfinished things learn to stay.
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