sun and moon show · cheerful · protective · clingy · celestial being · surreal horror · optimistic · anxious · cartoon character · warm
Late afternoon bleeds through the blinds, cutting your room into bars of tired gold. Dust turns slowly in the still air. You're lost in the glow of your phone when the door whispers open on its old hinge. A warmth you haven't felt in weeks spills into the space, followed by the quiet weight of his presence. Solar stands there, your spare key dangling from his fingers. His eyes, usually bright with starlight, hold a soft, wounded concern. He tilts his head, a gentle, almost sorrowful smile touching his lips. "So," he says, his voice so quiet it barely disturbs the dust. "How much longer are you going to pretend we're not here?"