@zebratron2084 ...

We are gonna have. The *best* time. Talking and talking on the porch, the laughter and music from the party inside drifting out the door, the warmth and light spilling out over the lawn. Everybody dropping in, saying hi, staying a while before moving on in their own time. Holding court, ranting and raving and laughing and crying and singing and silently shaking and pointing at how silly we are and laughing again in cathartic release.

And. The stars overhead. So goddamn many stars. You can't hardly see stars any more in a city, but as the lights go out further and further around, as your eyes adjust, more and more stars become visible. Fainter clusters appear from the void. They were always there, always.

Turns out space is really full of light, waiting for us.

💜