City of Your Final Destination

The setting feels so vivid and intimate — I wonder if it was based on real memories or pure imagination. How did the author decide on this particular slice of the city?

The sense of longing and fleeting happiness really resonated with me, but I’m curious if others felt it was more hopeful or melancholic overall.

Switching viewpoints added layers to the narrative, but I wonder if that was planned from the start or evolved during writing. Did it deepen the themes for others as well?