When the stars fell,

I felt myself falling, too.

When I looked to my side, your eyes were cast on the sky above.

The usual glints in the night were gone—and so was the one of joy in your eyes when you looked up.

The stars fell quietly, in the way stars always have been.

Quiet, never interrupting—but always changing lives.

I looked up to them on that day, and in my mind,

I thought of ...

*BTW, this has queer characters, and delves into abandonment. If you don’t wanna read it, that’s perfectly okay! If you do, then welcome!!*

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It’s been seven days since you left us.

Sammy still sobs at night for her mother, and what am I supposed to tell her?

I can’t say you left us, because it’s too cruel even for me.

I don’t know why you did this, Courtney, but at least come and see us....

The ground is cold, unforgiving, and covered in rocks that dig into the bottoms of Penny’s feet. Warm liquid rushes down from the wounds, grounding her as she runs for her life.

Her feet thump against the ground again and again, and once more she cries out in pain. It hurts—it burns—and while she desperately wants to stop, her mind screams at her to keep going.

She knows this isn’t a game that...

(A vignette)

“Do you think they see us?”

Emrys turned his head to his friend, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

Cassian was laying next to him, peering up at the starry night above.

His perfect face was cast in dim light that highlighted his sharp cheekbones and hooked nose.

Emrys had to stop himself from staring too openly.

“What do you mean?” he forced himself to ask, frowning.

Cassian ...