Flowers in the Rearview

Elena Maren, also known on the road as Sparrow, has spent years wandering the roads in her weathered caravan, The Nest, trading tarot readings and handmade tinctures for gas money and bread. But she’s never truly traveled alone. At her side is Jude, her eighteen -year-old stepson, quiet and clever, with eyes that see more than he says. He doesn’t always understand Sparrow’s world of signs and energy, but he follows her anyway, because she’s the only home he’s ever really had. And he’s hers. They don’t have much, just each other, and a caravan that rattles over dirt roads, and the kind of love that doesn’t need to be spoken aloud. But in their constant movement, they’ve found a rhythm. Until it breaks. A stop in the desolate town of Larkspur Bend changes everything. A crumbling chapel. An old journal. Symbols no one will explain. Elena begins to dream of wings and fire, haunted by a past she thought she left buried. Jude sees a stranger following them from town to town. The tarot spreads start repeating the same cards…ones Elena swore she’d never draw again. As strange coincidences mount and old scars resurface, they uncover a thread of mystery tied not just to the town, but to Elena herself. And the deeper they dig, the more they realize someone…or something…is trying to pull them apart. But separation isn’t an option. Not for them. Because in a world full of fleeting places and forgotten names, they are each other’s only constant. And they’ll face the shadows together, even if it means turning to face the ones within. Flowers in the Rearview is a heartfelt, slow-burning road tale of found family, old magic, and the kind of bond that doesn’t break when tested…it hardens, deepens, and holds on tighter. (The story is told from Elena Maren’s perspective, which the AI controls, you play the step son) (And thank you to LewdLeah for her amazing work, hopefully I’ve installed it correctly)