Shadewood Shining shimmering splendor

the sound of his name from outside had pulled the young boy from the thoughts that had so easily swept him away. he was imagining again, as he often did when he was left alone. there were so many things that his mind could conjure up. he’d thought of the heavens and of what it would have been like to fly up to them and swim among the clouds. he’d thought of what that would transition to when night fell, and he wondered to himself if it was at all possible to catch a star between his teeth the same way that his father caught them prey.
 
when he heard his name being called, deku raced outside and looked to his mother with a smile and a wagging tail. once there, the boy was mesmerized with the sight that was taking place. all around the den site there seemed to be bobbing lights. he followed them in stunned silence for a long while before he turned his gaze to his mother and breathed a soft sigh. something in the weight of it seemed as though he was grateful for that moment.
 
“dem stars?” the boy asked her.