
Roads and Revelations
When Leilani finds herself at a major crossroads in her life, she takes a chance by reaching out to
AI Rip-off/AI “Written”, Romance Eli Renner 94 3rd Jul, 2025
Mira Keene doesn’t fall in love.
She observes, memorizes, choreographs her world into something clean—something quiet.
But then she meets Sloane.
A gym staff member with knuckles hardened from fights and a silence sharpened by things she refuses to name, Sloane isn’t kind in the way people expect. She isn’t open. She isn't soft.
And yet, in the quiet space between a dance studio and a dimly lit hallway, something begins. It’s not loud. It’s not perfect. But it’s there—real, messy, almost tender.
As Mira tries to balance between responsibility, self-preservation, and a growing connection she doesn’t fully understand, Sloane becomes the question she’s afraid to ask out loud: What if softness isn’t weakness? What if breaking is the beginning?