Born Anew

He dreams of Alice.

Specifically, he dreams of her eyes—impossibly green eyes that he knows he can never paint—only in this dream he knows how. He knows the pigments, he knows how to mix them, how much of each to use, how that mixture will change from the pupil out, and how it will change again from darkness to sunlight. It’s only when he remembers he’s never seen her eyes in the sunlig...