Description

The Eye of the Hurricane​Julian sat on his fire escape while the city below dissolved into a symphony of beautiful, unscripted disasters. A water main had burst three blocks over, turning the intersection into a temporary lake. Horns wailed in a discordant rhythm, a delivery truck was precariously balanced on a sidewalk, and a sudden, violent summer storm had turned the sky the color of a fresh bruise.​Most people in the building were frantic—battening down hatches, checking weather apps, and muttering about insurance premiums. Julian just sipped his lukewarm tea and felt a strange, humming warmth in his chest.​For Julian,