#LostCauses (Anteros) North Star

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Learning about the Universe

also illustration inspired by #LostCauses (Anteros) North Star

One night Erwin pointed directly overhead.

“See that one?”

“Which one?” Levi tilted his head back, until it rested against Erwin’s shoulder

“That one. The bright one.”

Levi nodded.

“That’s Polaris, the North Star or the Pole Star. Some people call it the guiding star.”

“Why’s that?”

“Because it never moves.”

“You said all the stars moved.”

“Not that one. That one is always in the North. If you ever get lost or…” Erwin stopped suddenly. “Or what?” Levi angled his head to look up at his face. Erwin was frowning, his eyes dark in the starlight.

“If something happens, if you ever get left behind…outside the walls. That star will guide you home.”

“Home?” The word was foreign in Levi’s mouth.

“Well, back here at any rate.” Erwin’s arm tightened around Levi’s shoulders, drawing him closer in the darkness.