Anthelion

Before Claire there was nothing.

There was no light or air, there was no sound. There was only darkness and stillness. It wasn't a particularly bad feeling nor was it good, it was just nothing; it was empty. I suppose it could be compared to being blind and deaf and then being suspended in water, but even then you would still feel something. You would feel a lost current swirling past your face and pulling your hair away and you would still feel gravity pulling you towards the earth's core. And then you would finally hit the bottom and, however softly, you would still feel everything.

There was no feeling. There was no gravity.

Until Claire.