A Dusty Hearth
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
After what passes for an amicable breakup, Hannah Stone has moved from the big city back to the relatively small town of Renville where she grew up. This is not a welcome change, as unfortunately in a small town everyone knows you and you know everyone, making escaping the negativity of the past near impossible. Not to mention the fact that her ex-girlfriend refuses to leave her thoughts. Even living in a nice apartment with two new roommates, Hannah can't seem to escape the feeling that her life has gone to total shit. Kai has always been a wanderer. After dropping out of high school and giving full control of their parents business to his sister, Nya, he's traveled across Ninjago. He told his sister he would never settle down, that he was meant for travel, so when he shows up at her doorstep years later, with nothing but an overstuffed backpack, she's a bit concerned. Still, Kai says he just wants to settle down for a bit. He needs to find something, he says, something he's lost. When the two of them discover an old tie between their pasts, they must work together to restore a history at risk of being lost, and along the way, they may finally find what they both need.