#sometimes a full set of highly developed headcanons just get beamed directly into your mind i guess

[beneathsilverstars]

The Universe

You are The Universe, and The Universe is you.

Its cloak of stars is both worn and held, and it is the cloak and it is the arms and it is the space between. It cradles itself so carefully.

It is growing and full of potential. While it reflects the appearance of the viewer, it usually depicts them at a younger age: a time when the whole world was open before them.

It grants exactly, exactly, your heart's desire, with the genuine simplicity of a child who hasn't yet realized that never going to bed is a long, long time awake. This is not a matter of external misinterpretation; The Universe, after all, is you.

It's most often depicted in religious iconography with an actual mirror for a face. If a mirror isn't possible, its cloak may be piled high enough to obscure its face instead, or its face may be left without form or shade. Occasionally an artist will get more specific, though, and depict it as a certain person or object, in order to highlight a particular aspect or cast the viewer in a particular role.

The Universe has always been a little lonely, since being everything means being the only thing. But it is so much lonelier now. No one can look into its mirror without pain. No one even knows to try.