Warmth radiated from

Warmth radiated from the granite, surprising against the cool air. Fine tremors pulsed beneath a fingertip tracing the interlocking network of triangles etched into its face—a geometry hinting at planned weakness. Each angle seemed poised between scattering and breaking apart, evidence not of random flaws but repeated strain. Light gathered within these fissures, intensifying as attention lingered on their delicate web, like power building toward an unseen release.