i am nothing less than a star in her eyes

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i watch her reach into the sky and paint the stars into place: each swirl of her finger makes the world glow a little brighter, the night seem a little less dark. she crushes a small chip of paint in her warm hand and spreads the stardust over my body. it tingles and burns and for a moment i am helpless. then i am no longer human.

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