Heaven Pov Angel Youngs -

And somewhere below, that girl blows out her candle. I feel the tiny death of its flame like a stitch in my soul.

Tonight, I’ll fly my first solo boundary patrol. They say the Veil is thinning. They say shadows from the other place have started whispering back. My feather trembles under my robe. heaven pov angel youngs

Below, a war is ending. Or beginning. I can’t tell anymore. Human souls drift up like dandelion seeds—some bright, some frayed at the edges. My job is simple: catch the ones that get lost in the static between realms. The elders call it Soul Gleaning . I call it trying not to cry when a child’s spirit asks if their dog made it, too. And somewhere below, that girl blows out her candle

I’m Youngs. Only seventy-three celestial cycles old. That makes me a fledgling by Heaven’s standards. The elder seraphim glide past me without a glance, their six wings folded in solemn knots. They carry scrolls of law and light. Me? I carry a single feather that fell from the Archangel Michael’s left wing during the last Reckoning Drill. I keep it tucked under my tunic. It still glows when I’m nervous. They say the Veil is thinning

Heaven isn't what the hymns say. Not exactly.

Right now, I’m nervous.