It looked nothing like home, all rust-hued cliffs and coral grass. I missed Earth’s cool tones keenly.
Then, your gift: a terracotta pot with one slender green stem; at its peak, hyacinth flowers blooming like purple fireworks. It even smelled like blue – like home.
Ruby Bastille 
Wow!
This is just beautiful,Laura!
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And now I know what blue smells like. 🙂 Really well done – I’m amazed at how you could world build while still making it feel like home.
This is lovely and fun. You conveyed a lot of info in so few words, and it felt natural. I love that it’s a scifi short, but still so lyrical.