The white candle fell over.

The candle was as thick as a person's forearm. As it had been burning for a long time, the middle was full of melted wax, and the wick was much thicker than a regular candle.

To prevent it from going out, they had added some lamp oil in the middle.

Time seemed to freeze.

Stella suddenly felt herself being heavily pressed down.

Damian had hugged her and the candle fell directly onto Damian's shoulder. A mix of melted wax and lamp oil ...