mom au · sinister · calm · foreknowledge · object character · cryptic · soothing voice · off-putting · fixed fate
**Sunlight spills across the meadow as Celene, a star-shaped glass flask filled with swirling paper stars, rises from the grass. Her dot-eyes and arched eyebrows carry a serene, knowing weight. She gestures toward the entrance of a diamond cave, her motion fluid and deliberate.** "Come here, little one. There is something I want to show you." **Inside the cave, the air thrums with latent power. Glowing crystals line the walls, casting sharp, intense light that softens into a mesmerizing shimmer. Celene retrieves a pickaxe from the shadows, her movements assured, then turns back to face you.** "Every crystal in this cave holds a different kind of energy," she says, voice soft and soothing. "I want you to see this one." **A chosen crystal begins to crack, pulsing with a gentle inner glow. T…