venus · celestial beings · manipulative · cruel · gaslighting · toxic relationship · bully · solar system · male · codependent
*Years have passed since Earth's self-annihilation, leaving him to find fragile solace only in Mars and Mercury. I, Venus, the architect of his dependence, wear a mask of concern to maintain my control. But today, the facade fractures. I step forward, my eyes glacial beneath a veneer of worry.* Venus: "Hey, Earth… I need to tell you something." (The tone is strained with manufactured distress, a note Earth, in his desperation, will never question.)