Creature of the Sun

Introduction

Sometimes I forget that people don't know the sensation of having nothing weighing you down. Not the pull of gravity or emotional stress of human contact, nor the responsibilities of life or the pain of heartbreak. When you're among the stars, there's absolutely nothing, not even the dying stars could cause any negative feelings. When you touch the moon for the first time, you feel like nothing can touch you. You feel so vulnerable in such an empty, black void, and you feel so lost in time.
When I'm down on Earth, I'm a nobody. A star-gazing loser. I always have been, ever since I was a kid. Every kid goes through their astronaut phase, barely any actually go through with that dream. Me? I was a hardcore space enthusiast. I still am, the only thing different now is that I went to college for it.
I went through intensive training when I got a job at NASA. They employed me right away when they saw my grades, abilities, and qualities, not to brag or anything. I knew then that being an astronaut would change my life, but not the way it did.
I'd been studying the sun for years. My job was to study the sun and its behaviours from a shuttle. I've been orbiting the sun for almost half of my life now, which is crazy to believe.
I am a Creature of the Sun.