The Astronomer Who Found Heaven

Dr. Alaric Shaw was obsessed with the void. He believed the afterlife wasn’t below or above, but beyond.

Using a custom-built telescope the size of a cathedral, he tracked a faint cluster of lights no one else could see — a slow-moving constellation that pulsed like a heartbeat.

One night, the stars shifted. They formed a shape: a doorway.

He recorded everything — spectral readings, coordinates, even what sounded like voices. He wrote in his log:

“They’re not burning. They’re waiting.”

His assistants found the telescope pointed not at the sky, but at the horizon — directly at a nearby lake. Its surface shimmered like glass, reflecting constellations that didn’t exist.

Dr. Shaw was never seen again. But on clear nights, the lake glows faintly — and if you look closely, the reflection shows one extra star. It moves when you do.