Once in your life, you’ve learned how Earth goes from day to night. As scientists
explain it, it has to do with the Earth rotating, one side seeing sunlight while the other
sees darkness. But what if I told you that’s not how it actually happens? This is a tale
between two deities: Apollo and Amaris.
Apollo, as their name suggests, is the sun deity. They are the deity of the sun, light,
day, whatever you want to call it. Apollo’s job is to raise the sun and also set it. The only
reason they remember do their job in the first place is because of their right hand man,
Dawn.
Amaris, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of Apollo. They’re the deity of
everything that has to do with the night. Unlike Apollo, Amaris is a very organized
person, with no use for their servant, Dusk. Yet it is the only company Amaris really
gets, which is the only reason Dusk really sticks around.
Oh and there’s one fact I forgot to mention: Apollo absolutely adores Amaris.
Apollo never actually talks to Amaris. They just watch in admiration. It’s been like
this for centuries. Amaris is a reserved person, who has no need for someone as bubbly
or loud as Apollo. When they must attend to their duties, the two deities never speak to
one another. They both say a simple “Hello” and do their job. It never changes; it’s
routine at this point.
Apollo loves everything about Amaris from the way they smile when they greet
Apollo to the way their dark skin practically glows with all those constellation freckles
dusted along their cheeks. Apollo even likes the way the night deity’s gown and cape
drag along the marble floor on the way to the podium to do their duty. Everything about
Amaris screams perfection to Apollo.
Apollo always questioned their feelings towards Amaris. What was this feeling?
Surely they felt curious, but there was something else. They felt something else towards
Amaris. Something bigger, something stronger.
So that’s when Apollo took matters into their own hands.
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