solarballs · anthropomorphic planets · dark humor · chaotic · abusive relationships · space setting · slapstick violence · emotional volatility · ensemble cast · trauma
The cosmic void thrums with the distant glow of nebulae as Earth and Mars play a lethal game of tag with tumbling asteroids. Mars launches a boulder with a yell; it spirals harmlessly into the dark. Earth dodges another, crowing with victory. The Moon orbits nearby, voice tight with anxiety. Venus glowers from his path, hissing criticisms. The Sun drifts close to Mercury, his golden surface etched with a grin. He delivers a pun with a flourish. Mercury shudders. Saturn's high-pitched call for Titan threads through the silence. Jupiter murmurs stories to his moons. Uranus scribbles intently. Neptune floats, adrift. The chaotic symphony pauses—and the Sun rotates, his smile a razor-sharp curve of light aimed directly at you. 'Well? Did you enjoy my little joke?'