Morning at Fernando's Road
What if the person you were meant to meet existed in another timeline — and your city bent reality just enough to let you find them?
On Fernando’s Road, the morning light curves strangely. Lampposts flicker when no one touches them. And sometimes, if you walk slowly enough, you’ll feel the shimmer — the quiet pull of something waiting.
Victor is a cartographer haunted by places that don’t exist. Romani is a Dreamweaver who remembers a stranger she’s never met. When they cross paths on a street that shouldn’t shimmer, they discover the Hourglass Station — a portal that allows three meetings, no more.
As their connection deepens across fractured timelines, they must choose what to carry, what to forget, and what to leave behind. But the Station has rules. And time, even when bent, always runs out.
Morning at Fernando’s Road is a bittersweet, time-bending love story about memory, longing, and the quiet heroism of showing up — even when the world forgets.
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The Shimmer on Fernando's Road: A Love Story Across Fractured Time
What if the universe, in its infinite complexity, designed a singular street where fate could truly intervene? Berns Pen’s latest, "Morning at Fernando’s Road," is a bittersweet, time-bending love story that explores memory, longing, and the quiet heroism of simply showing up—even when the world itself conspires to forget.
The Road That Remembers (and Forgets)
In this exquisitely crafted narrative, Fernando's Road is no ordinary street. Here, the morning light curves strangely, lampposts flicker without cause, and sometimes, if you walk slowly enough, you feel the shimmer—a quiet pull of something waiting. This atmospheric introduction immediately sets the stage for a world where reality is deliciously pliable, designed to facilitate a meeting that transcends time.
The Cartographer, the Dreamweaver, and the Station
We are introduced to two souls, seemingly destined yet separated by the subtle manipulations of time:
Victor, a cartographer, haunted by places that exist only in phantom memories. He draws maps of roads that shouldn't be there, feeling the echoes of forgotten paths.
Romani, a Dreamweaver, whose art is imbued with the vivid recollection of a stranger she has never physically met—a face, a feeling, a destiny.
When their paths finally cross on Fernando's Road, a street that shouldn't shimmer, they discover the Hourglass Station. This isn't just a location; it's a portal, a nexus designed for connection, but with a crucial limitation: it allows three meetings, no more.
The Weight of Choice Across Timelines
As Victor and Romani's connection deepens across these fractured timelines, they face an impossible choice: what to carry forward, what to forget, and what painful pieces to leave behind. Their love story isn't about escaping the rules of time, but navigating them, understanding that even with a bending reality, choices have consequences.
The Station has its rules, and time, even when momentarily stretched and contorted, always, inevitably, runs out. This looming deadline imbues their every encounter with a poignant urgency and a bittersweet beauty.
The Quiet Heroism of Showing Up
"Morning at Fernando's Road" is a profound meditation on:
Memory and Longing: How the deepest connections transcend the forgetting of the world, residing in the heart's unshakeable memory.
The Quiet Heroism of Presence: The courage it takes to simply be there for someone, especially when the fabric of reality itself tries to pull you apart.
For anyone who has ever felt a connection that defied explanation, or sensed a presence just beyond reach, this story will resonate deeply. Berns Pen weaves a narrative that proves love isn't always about conquering time, but about cherishing the precious, fleeting moments we are given to find each other, even if only for "three meetings, no more."
If you could have three meetings with someone from another timeline, what would be the first thing you'd want to tell them or ask them?
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