SCIENCE FICTION | BATHED IN STARLIGHT #13 | 💯 STORY INSPIRATION CHALLENGE #14/100

Dreams Upon Dreams

What is the frequency of a lullaby…?

Illustration created by Aurora Moon McKnight, assisted by MidJourney. Edited by Aurora.

This is #13 of “Bathed In Starlight”. If you have found this story and haven’t read the beginning, visit this list. Everything is listed in order, starting at the top. This story is also a part of the 💯 Story Inspiration Challenge, this one being inspired by Tranquil Lullaby by Jenia Lubich (listen to it at the end).

Check out the previous chapter in Healing and Hearths.

Dreams upon dreams. Silence and moss. The smell of the earth and no feelings of loss. No fear, no pain, no sharp sensation. Just drifting and sighs full of soft elation.

Is it everyone who has difficulty grasping the shape of something? The shape of a person, their inner self only showing as you observe their actions. The shape of water, molding itself to fill whatever container it occupies, always finding its level, always vibrating with every invisible memory it has flowed upon. The shape of dreams, sparkling with promises and the secret whispers of the heart. Or the shape of hearts, themselves — the thoughts that fill in a language all their own to build the inner person we all hide behind our masks.