Elena knows how to make things work.

Systems. Structure. Control. It’s how she keeps everything moving—smoothly, predictably, without disruption.

But not everyone works that way.

As she and Rowan begin to overlap more directly, their differences become harder to ignore—shaping not just how they approach their work, but how they understand the people around them.

What starts as a professional disagreement begins to feel like something else entirely.

Something quieter. More persistent.

Something that doesn’t resolve as easily as it should.

Part of a serialized story within Crave Sparks.