And it was good

A quiet craftsman finds his thoughts drifting between the grain of a wooden block and the uneasy world outside. When his partner returns, their whispered conversation hints at a desperate plan—a chance to confront the strange, lingering catastrophe that has left fields barren and trees forever leafless. Their bond, tempered by past loss, fuels a fragile hope that something can be reclaimed.

Beyond their modest workshop, the planet grapples with a baffling ecological failure: spring arrives, yet shoots never sprout, and nations scramble for emergency measures. Governments mobilize naval fleets to harvest the seas, while scientists race to turn wood itself into sustenance. As the couple prepares to step into this uncertain landscape, the story balances intimate human resilience with the looming mystery of a world that has stopped growing.