Lanterns
35%How many lanterns drift up
The worlds
Opening the world
Gathering the story, context, and related paths…
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The worlds
Gathering the story, context, and related paths…
A world
Paper sky-lanterns rising slowly into the dark with a warm candle flicker.
Move your cursor across it — every world answers the hand differently. Or let the dream choose one for you, as it does each night.
Inside the scene
Paper sky-lanterns — ribbed, candle-lit, rocking on the breeze as they rise into the dark. Its present character comes from the balance below; every visit uses these same rules but never repeats the same path.
How many lanterns drift up
How fast they float
The wind that rocks and carries them
How large the lanterns are
The candle breathing inside
Amber-orange → soft gold
Dark water below, carrying the lanterns' reflections