Dndm I Love You Much 🏆

"I told you when we were ten," he said softly. "I’m the shield, you’re the spark. Don't never doubt me."

It was a code, a shorthand they’d used since they were children stealing apples from the orchard. Dndm. "Don’t never doubt me." It was grammatically a mess, a relic of their youth, but it was their anchor. Dndm I Love You Much

The rain wasn’t just falling in the city of Oakhaven; it was grieving. Beneath the flickering glow of a single arcane streetlamp, Kaelen stood outside the heavy oak doors of the "Silver Tankard" tavern. In his hand, he clutched a crumpled piece of parchment, the ink slightly bled from the damp air. "I told you when we were ten," he said softly

On it were five words that had haunted his journey across three kingdoms: “Dndm I Love You Much.” Beneath the flickering glow of a single arcane

Outside, the storm raged on, but inside the corner of a drafty tavern, two old friends began to map out a way to save the light.

"I found the messenger, the mountain pass, and about six different ways to get myself killed," Kaelen replied, his voice raspy but warm. "But you said 'Dndm.' You don't say that unless the world is ending."