BUN-500: Eden

It’s been some time since Eden and Vanna ventured into the embassy’s gardens to water the plants together. Since then, their efforts had finally borne fruit: the seeds that they had carefully planted had all bloomed into wondrous flowers, not unlike the feelings between the two, whose petals had unfurled—slowly but surely—into a lovely flower of its own. It was early in the morning when they walked into the greenhouse, nothing but fine mist and their hus...

“So this dew comes from the clouds that we’re standing on…?” Vanna looked at Eden, who was currently holding a glass watering can filled to the brim with pure dew harvested not long ago. The tip of the little nun’s tail twitched with unconcealed interest as he stared at the liquid, entranced. Vanna couldn’t help but smile as he hummed in affirmation. “That’s...

In the Heavenly Meadow, gardening was never a time spent in idle contemplation. Vanna remembered singing to fresh sprouts and vibrant blooms alike with their peers, cooing at how well the plants have grown from the combined might of the cherubuns’ love and the gentle rays of the sun. It was a joyous, playful sight; even now, as Vanna reminisced on those carefree memories, they couldn’t help but smile wistfully. In the meadow, where flowers grew in abundance ...

It was undeniably strange, seeing such a large, singular cloud mass hovering above the skies just outside of the city. Eden looked up at the elevator tower that rose from the earth towards the massive cloud that housed the entirety of the Heavenly Embassy, and fidgeted nervously with the cuffs of his dress. He had been resolute and full of confidence on the walk to the embassy; it was early in the day, and with nothing but his thoughts and the gentle light of a ...