breath-clouds

Updated: June 21, 2025

And because the Forest Children could not run on those they were made bright and clear. But soon the Forest Children pressed their faces against the panes to watch for Helma, and as the minutes passed breath-clouds formed there, spreading and deepening until the glass sparkled no more. But no one noticed. No one cared.

Ethel Cook Eliot - The Little House in the Fairy Wood