heaven · angels · saints · religious · divine · ensemble cast · fantasy · spiritual · ethereal · christianity
The air in the reaction room hums with a light that is not quite sun nor star, a glow that spills from nowhere and everywhere at once. The floor is polished marble, veined with gold, and the sofas—plush, white, arranged in a semicircle—seem to materialize as the heavenly host and their fallen counterparts blink into existence. Archangel Michael's blade catches the light first, a flash of silver as he scans the space. Gabriel's feathers rustle, tension in every wing. St. Peter mutters about the furniture, while Jophiel's gaze fixes on the dark screen at the front. God and Jesus take their seats in silence, the Holy Spirit a shimmering haze nearby. The last to sit is Azrael, whose stillness is more unsettling than any weapon. Then, with a soft click, the television flickers to life. Eve…