Naming the Stars

this story belongs to me, stardust!! please don't edit or plagiarize, as I hold it very near to my heart.

this story will be updated rather slowly, since my schedule is impossible to predict. however, rest assured that I'll be working on it - my new year's resolution was to make progress on this work xD

most sections will have a song listed that I suggest you listen to as you read that part!

Blurb
Some things aren't meant to be held back.

In many ways, the angels of Empyreal are just like you and I. They develop talents (albeit magical ones), then they find jobs, and eventually they settle down and start a family. Except for some small details, most angels are quite normal, living out their lives at a predictable pace. Key word: most.

Orion is fifteen, a natural leader, and extraordinarily gifted. He has the power to manipulate light to small extents, and while this may seem normal in the angel world, it's not. Not in any way. This is proven when he’s assigned to become a Guardian, one of the most coveted jobs in his city: he travels to Earth in order to protect a child prophesied to save the universe.

Enter Vesper. Also fifteen, but that’s where the similarities end. He’s shy, shaky, and has the power to sense the emotions of others. When he’s ordered to become the Guardian of Orion’s assignment’s sibling, the two clash immediately. However, their job is easy enough: besides running into a few initial snags along the way, their now-intertwined lives quickly slow down and return to their predictable pace.

Then Vesper uncovers something shocking… something that changes the way they see everything, including themselves. Immediately, the two young angels are thrown headfirst into a journey of secrets and mysteries - one that they must complete, or the world they’re quickly coming to love will be destroyed forever.

Most angels, you see, don't have stories worth telling. This is the exception.

Preface
Fireflies - Owl City

I’ve always thought it’s beautiful, the way the universe works. I’m not talking about the big players like planets or galaxies, or abstract concepts like fate and destiny. No, I’m talking about the literal smallest things in existence, the building blocks of life. I’m talking about atoms.

Take sodium and chloride, for example. Both tiny particles on their own, but absolutely lethal to the health of a humanoid. Maybe they’re not sentient beings, but they didn’t choose to be dangerous either. It’s not their fault that they kill anybody who comes into contact with them. Simply put, they were just created that way.

When they combine, though, it’s a different story. Two different elements merge into one: sodium chloride, also known as salt. Two formerly deadly compounds come together to create something new, something helpful instead of harmful. Two negatives unite to make a positive. It’s simple, but beautiful.

This might sound weird, but sometimes I wish everything was as simple as sodium chloride.

Polls
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