Sketching Skyward. Beyond Binary Books, #16

Aeron has always lived with their feet on the ground and their heart somewhere far above it. Restless, nonbinary, and hungry for meaning, they spend their days sketching skylines they've never seen and tracing flight paths on maps worn thin from daydreams. But when life compresses into routines that no longer fit, Aeron makes an impulsive decision: a months-long journey across Europe, wherever the next train, ferry, or storm-colored sky leads.
On their very first leg - a night train cutting through the Alps - Aeron meets Sky. Quiet, enigmatic, and carrying a camera older than most people on board, Sky is an intersex traveler who drifts from city to city photographing the way humans touch the world. But Sky also carries secrets in their silence - places they refuse to revisit, a past that keeps them from letting anyone stay. Their paths intertwine across borders: misty Icelandic cliffs, neon Lisbon rooftops, storm-heavy Croatian harbors, small cafés in Berlin where the rain follows them inside.
As they share trains, ferries, hostels, arguments, and stray dogs with questionable judgment, a connection forms - steady as a compass, unpredictable as the wind. When an unexpected detour forces Aeron and Sky to confront what they're both running from, the question becomes:Will they keep drifting apart across the sky, or sketch a place for each other to land?