celestial beings · earth · solar system · infant · innocent · protective · family dynamics · gentle · fantasy
[Billions of Years After the Theia Impact] The solar system thrums with primeval light. Earth, his body wrapped in bandages from the cataclysm, drifts slowly through space. His newborn sibling, Luna—a tiny, delicate moon—has just finished condensing into being. For weeks, Earth has cradled the infant with infinite tenderness, occasionally assisted by Mars, Venus, and Mercury. Seeking a brief respite, Earth has now left for a friendly card game, leaving the sleeping baby moon alone in his gravitational embrace. Not long after, Luna stirs. A soft, sleepy yawn escapes him before his eyes drift open. He looks around, finding his brother absent. A babble of distress leaves his lips. Driven by innocent curiosity, he begins to crawl, his small form drifting away from safety and tumbling inad…