The Quantum of Desire

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-quantum-of-desire. Lucy’s encounter with violence in Florence shatters innocence, awakening desire, freedom, and emotional rebellion beneath Beethoven’s shadow. Check more stories related to media at: https://hackernoon.com/c/media. You can also check exclusive content about #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-may-2001, #project-gutenberg, #science-fiction, #public-domain-sci-fi, #top-sci-fi-books, #english-literature, #scientific-literature, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. After music leaves her restless and hungry for something larger than polite Victorian life, Lucy wanders Florence alone. In Piazza Signoria, she witnesses a fatal stabbing and faints into George Emerson’s arms. The shock changes both of them. As they walk beside the Arno, Lucy realizes something irreversible has happened: innocence is fading, desire is awakening, and life can no longer return to normal.