the concept of the universe lied invisible in every being's palms, heavy and inexplicable, much larger than the mystery of life itself. dividing its vastness into smaller sections could help with understanding how it flowed, but controlling its unknown tides would be a mere 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 to anyone who was breathing on a limited time that mortality had to offer. his neutral, immediate response to those thoughts was to break the universe and while some may have felt fright creeping coolly all the way down their spine upon hearing such, padmé accepted his shared thoughts as they were, inclined to walk through the conversation side by side with him rather than immediately throwing the ball back in his court and deeming his seemingly preferred method as wrong.
a somewhat absentminded curl of a smile tempted the corner of her cherry mouth as she leaned forward in her seat, delicate palms meeting each other to lightly lace her fingers. ❝ hm. yet there would be no guarantee that smaller fragments would be any easier to comprehend, would there ❞, she mused in a soft 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞, ❝ i too wish i could understand everything, in every meaning of the word, but i'm afraid our minds do not have the capacity for such. and there's a chance the universe doesn't understand us any better than we do handle its eternity. ❞ there was a short pause as padmé studied his features, hoping to detect some softening or a sign of increasing relief for being heard.
❝ there's already so much violence around us as it is. instead of breaking anything, we could choose to nurture, protect and accept. you could be the one to hold the universe in your hands and gently lull it to sleep, assure it that it's safe with you even if you don't understand its every detail. you, ani, if anyone, have the power for such. ❞ one 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 still remained and it danced on her tongue too temptingly to not let it run free. ❝ but where is all of this coming from ? talk to me. ❞
“ i want to break the universe into pieces small enough to understand, then put it all back together again. ” : @jedimessiah











