Overview

Written on Blood and Dust is a profound and intimate novella about two women—one Swedish, one Sudanese—drawn together by the shared will to make a difference in a world collapsing around them.
Hannah Bruun is a logistics officer for a Scandinavian NGO. Raised with freedom and conviction, she’s used to building order, not standing in the wreckage of it. Aala Hassan Ahmed is a Sudanese doctor and revolutionary, scarred by betrayal, state violence, and the painful cost of truth in a country where silence often means survival.
When they meet in Stockholm in 2020, it’s supposed to be professional—a connection to support relief efforts in post-revolution Sudan. But over time, and across continents, their bond deepens into something unspoken, something sacred. From chaotic field hospitals to a quiet Stockholm apartment, from whispered poetry in Khartoum to a tearful reunion after false reports of death, their story unfolds as a fierce and tender act of love in defiance of war, cultural violence, and personal trauma.
Told with haunting precision and lyrical restraint, Written on Blood and Dust is a love story carved into the skin of history—unflinching, necessary, and deeply human.
For readers seeking the fire of real-world stakes with the emotional gravity of queer love, this novella refuses to turn away.