When Stars Fall ☾ knj, myg

Unofficial Goodbyes

Yoongi awoke to stars sparkling right before his eyes. The stars on the god's face seemed to have a mind of their own, glowing and seeming to float right off his face to get closer to the mortal before dying out. softly breathing with a slight smile like he was in a dream.

He felt he should've been scared or atleast worried as to why this man was in his bed, sleeping ontop of him. but as he watched the stars bounce off of eachother to reach his face; as he felt some of them connect with his own star-covered cheeks. He felt safe in this moment, the safest he's ever felt since he was a young boy next to his mother.

Yoongi had let his impulsiveness win as he cupped the god's cheek. stars tickled his palm and one big star gave him a slight shock. almond eyes fluttered open and stared first in adoration but then wide in shock. the god's cheeks grew red and his stars glew brighter. He jumped up,"I am so sorry." the god started, "I hadn't meant to stay very long... well I wasn't meant to come down at all but.." he trailed off.

A tiny cloud formed above his head in warning, Lord Imber was coming soon and he had made absolutely zero preparations. "Oh no...no no. I have to go." the blonde was stuck speechless, this was real and not some sick trick played by his mind. The man in front of him was real, this moment was real, the stars bouncing off each other's faces, desperately trying to meet were real. The silver-haired turned around in a hurry, panicked thinking about his godly duties and his possibly worst mistake: coming down to earth's surface.

"Wait," Yoongi finally worked up his throat to let a sound out, to get something out before he never saw him again. the god froze, he should've been able to ignore his voice, he should've been able to walk away, but his legs won't let him. "When will I see you again?" the blond reached out his hand in an attempt to stop the god from leaving. the god turned and met eyes with his mortal, his panicked state calmed instantly. His mortal waited for his answer, nervously fidgeting with his fingers. He almost turned in defeat from how long their silence was.

"I... I don't know.'' He shouldn't be here, in front of his mortal. Mortals weren't meant to interact with gods, but here he is breaking one of the first rules you learn as a child. "Will I ever see you again?" the blond's voice was a whisper by the time he finished talking. Astrum looked down at the floor, "I don't know, Yoongi." he said before he continued out. the blond stood wide-eyed at the mention of his name. He had so much to ask: how did he know his name? Why does he feel so safe around him when they've only met today?

"Can...can you atleast tell me your name." the god was so far he hadn't expected him to hear him. Without turning around, the silver haired meekly whispered "Astrum." and with that, he was gone.

Yoongi was left to dwell on his thoughts. The more he thought, the more he realized that this wasn't the first time he had met the man. The first realization was that the man wasn't just a man, he was a god. the stars on their faces matched, last night, he moved galaxies with his fingers. He had thought he was seeing things that night, that his mind was playing tricks on him, that he was simply too tired.

The second realization was that those nights he had those terrible nightmares. the constant drowning, the shadows, the whispers, they were all real. They were all real and the man, the god, had saved him. Those nights where the wind held his face and the stars morphed into shapes unnaturally, were for him. Those nights where his cheeks grew warm randomly and the stars on top glew bright, were his reminder of the god. He knew the god was always with him, he would never truly leave him even if he never set foot on earth's surface again.