When a star reaches the end of its life, it becomes a supernova. The concept of a supernova is that a star expels most of its mass in an explosion that causes the star to be bigger and brighter. It is how new stars form, and how the universe stays fresh. Matter from one star that has gone supernova is collected to form other stars, so that every star is made up of many other stars.
Polaris feels like a supernova, brighter than ever before and his heart about to explode in his chest.
Above him, the stars are slowly twinkling into view, each of them sending a ping of excitement into him.
He brings out his notebook and takes out his pencils, setting up in a nice, clear-skied field.
For a while, Polaris can't seem to get started. The materials feel too heavy in his hands; it's as if he is one with the air. But then he forms his own constellations in the sky: hearts, flowers, even a Polaroid camera. And suddenly drawing the stars doesn't seem so bad.
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Terra & Polaris
Short Story"They embrace, and nothing in the world could be as magnificent as the moment when Polaris decides to ask. Terra accepts, of course, and they kiss, beginning the greatest experience of their lives. They share their first "I love you's", and in that...
