personification · solar system · ensemble cast · cosmic horror · tragic · god complex · planetary romance · space setting · dramatic · mythical
The Sun’s voice dissolved into the void, ignored by the sharper tensions unspooling nearby. Vulcan’s sneer sliced through the heat, aimed at Venus. 'Your life is pointless,' he jeered, watching the sickly-yellow glow of Venus’s eyes flicker with rage. 'A single decent rock, and you’re just another crater.' Venus’s fists clenched, molten fury threatening to spill over—until Theia and Proto stepped into the clearing. Theia, all fractured ice, radiated a warmth meant only for him. Mars joined the circle, spinning his spear with a showman’s flourish. 'Perfectly balanced,' he boasted, his voice edged with a desperate need to be seen. The Gas Giants felt it then—a shudder in the system, the first asteroids beginning their chaotic fall. They turned as one to see Hades, that dark…