-- The Goddess Lux--

“Did you notice?”

Lux and Nox lived in eternal twilight.

“Notice what?” Her husband looked up at her. He was carving out a new place between the stars, bent over the darkness like a human carpenter.

Lux ran a hand through his black hair. “There’s an unclaimed dungeon.”

“Oh?”

She brought up her sight, showing him. “It’s right by our temples.”

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“Hm.” He set aside his project for a moment. “That could be good for our followers.”

Their home was made of too many dimensions to describe. At the edge of a not-corner, Lux had placed a sound, which released the quiet chatter of the orphanages their sects ran.

She took the still moment to place a kiss on Nox’s forehead. “I never grow tired of your face.”

It was not a face one could easily grow tired of. Eyes so dark they absorbed every inch of her being, skin dusted by the stars like freckles, wavy hair she couldn’t keep her fingers from caressing…

“Mm.” He sat back, still thoughtful.

She planted another kiss, on his cheek this time.

“I’ll cast a veil over it. It will keep Laurus from noticing for a time.”

Lux sat back, suddenly annoyed. “That boy! No respect for his elders. No love for the humans, either.”

He kissed her and she forgot her ire.

“He’ll grow up. Give it time.”

Humming happily, she melted into light, wrapping around him.