In All Idleness and Ephemera, Yuel has lived under the shadow of tragedy since childhood, his mother publicly executed for infidelity by his father, King Khalil, when Yuel was just six. Neglected by both parents and left alone after his nursemaid Safiya’s departure, Yuel grows up isolated and bitter.
Now eighteen, consumed by grief and longing for connection, he turns to his older cousin, Tavi, for solace. But their bond soon deepens into something far more intimate.
A sensual spin-off of Ashes, this story follows Yuel’s emotional and physical awakening as he begins to heal through Tavi’s care and discovers the quiet power of giving and receiving comfort.