Celeste’s POV The cold air nipped at my fingers as I sat at the outdoor bar with my sketchpad balanced in front of me. I didn’t care. For the first time in what felt like forever, I had something in front of me that wasn’t a hospital chart, a bottle of medication, or a doctor’s list of instructions. A pencil. I hadn’t realised how much I’d missed drawing until I’d picked up that first pencil. It felt good. Normal. Almost like I was getting a small piece of my old life back. Loki and Freeze were stretched out on the concrete a few metres away, soaking up what little warmth the winter sun had to offer. They looked completely content, their eyes half closed as they basked in the sunshine. I smiled as I studied them. They were perfect subjects. I carefully added another line to the

