Chapter 1: Your Favorite Part

"Morningrise" by Audiomachine

This is a compilation of one shots inspired by ACOWAR and everything after. Hope you like it and stay tuned for the rest of them :) Also let me know if there's anything in particular you want to see. Thanks so much and Happy Reading!

Maybe it was the glass towering over her like giants walking the Earth, or the way the structures twisted into knots so intricate they could never be untied. She thought it must have been the way the opal statues guarded the castle like mighty lions, or the clouds and how they bowed to the magnificence before them.

Even as Nesta turned around and around and back again, to view everything she had already seen, it still left her with little air to breathe. As if some great beast had shown her all the dreams she lied awake envisioning.

Everything about this city, how the ocean touched the shores in whispered kisses, how the air felt like silk beneath her fingertips, made her want to sing. Made her heart light and her eyes heavy. Because at one point she wanted to cry.

Nesta had always wanted this. To see the world.

And maybe this wasn't all to be seen, maybe this was just the edge of something greater and grander than she had ever witnessed, but it was enough. Enough to start a fire that could never dim.

She had not been born with wings, had not been gifted them when she was made, but right here, right now she felt like she was flying.

"What's your favorite part?" Cassian said with a smile on his lips. As if every joy he had seen was hidden beneath the awe she inspired. As if he hadn't made her heart ring with the sound that thrummed throughout the city.

He had taken her to this place, a place she would remember well past the moment they left. It was etched beneath her skin, made a home where she thought her heart should be. He had wanted to adventure with her, had wanted to share this marvel with her.

"You."

She looked out into the sunset, beautiful and breathtaking all in one gulp of air. The light shined upon the rooftops making gems out of clay tiles. A light encasing her in warmth so magnificent her wings fluttered in the breeze. She looked into his hazel eyes swirling with wonder and magic.

"You."

This is the start of a very long one shot compilation and I hope ya'll stay with me in this journey. The next one will be uploaded tomorrow. I'm challenging myself to write one fic every day so stay tuned. Happy Reading! If you have any ideas let me know! I'm sure I'll run out eventually.