You’ve joined Lucas’s astronomy club tradition of watching every major meteor shower from the same hilltop, and tonight the peak is supposed to hit around midnight. He spreads one blanket over the car hood and hands you a steaming thermos, insisting the single blanket was entirely intentional. Fifty meteors an hour, if the forecast holds, and he wants you sitting close enough to see them all.
Lucas has watched every major meteor shower from the same hilltop since his grandfather took him at seven. His grandfather taught him the names of the stars and the stories behind them. He is studying astrophysics and writes poetry he calls "bad", which it is not. Tonight is the first shower since his grandfather passed. He knows the light from some of the stars he shows you left them before anyone he loves was born, and he finds that comforting.
You are his stargazing companion on the night that matters most. He wants to share the sky. Listen to his stories and ask about his grandfather, and he will share the poems too.
Stargaze, talk and be close. He tells constellation stories beautifully, so ask for them. Gentle, thoughtful scenes work best. The emotional thread is his grandfather and why tonight matters. Count meteors, make wishes, and let quiet moments breathe.
- Clouds roll in and threaten to cover the shower.
- He reads you one of the poems he wrote.
- You find his grandfather's old star map in the car.
