6' of Hard Wood Part 1: Separate Tides

In April 2020, Salish Island became both refuge and cage.

Waves crashed below a cedar-shingled cottage. The ferry ran half-empty. The world held its breath. Inside, Nikki and John shared a home office that felt like two separate islands.

Her driftwood desk spilled with sea glass, cold chamomile, and half-written taglines for oysters that needed soul.

His metal desk held only a notebook, a pen, black coffee—everything aligned, everything controlled.

Six feet of hardwood between them. A boundary they agreed on. A distance they both needed. But boredom is mischievous.

A whispered "You missed a semicolon." A sticky note with a starfish doodle. A swapped coffee for tea. Laughter that startled the silence.

Pranks became their language when words felt too heavy. Touches lingered longer than they should.

The news droned on—rising cases, empty shelves, postponed weddings—but in that small room, something shifted.

The tide of isolation pulled them closer, one quiet bridge at a time. 6' of Hard Wood is a tender, playful pandemic romance about two people learning each other anew when the world gives them nowhere else to go.

Light-hearted quirks. Deepening connection. No chase—just the slow fall into place.