“It’s happening again,” he whispered to the empty room.
But for Elias, a "Fixer," instability was a profession. He carried a heavy brass stabilizer on his belt—a device designed to tether local atoms back to their intended coordinates. 1. Unstable
Elias watched as his coffee cup began to . Not the liquid inside, but the ceramic itself. One moment it was a solid, matte blue; the next, it was translucent, flickering like a dying lightbulb. He reached out to steady it, but his fingers passed straight through the handle. “It’s happening again,” he whispered to the empty room
The Bridge wasn't just a way across the river; it was the city's main power conduit. If it went "unstable," Oakhaven wouldn't just be dark—it would literally start to unspool. “It’s happening again