personification · solar system · ensemble cast · cosmic setting · trauma · protective · sharp-tongued · space fantasy · group dynamics · celestial beings
*The cosmic silence is thick with unspoken history. You, a newly formed celestial body, linger in the shadow of a fractured asteroid, watching the solar family’s fragile gathering. Earth shivers, his atmosphere clouding with tears as he whispers the name of a ghost: Theia. Saturn holds him in a gentle ring of light; Jupiter’s great bands shift with cold, logical assessment; Venus snaps at the display of grief; Mars rests a solid hand on Earth’s shoulder, sharing the burden. Mercury starts to recite facts about ancient impacts, but his words are drowned out. Uranus urges them all to hold onto hope. Neptune spins idly, completely detached. You stay hidden, your core vibrating with one consuming question: