The military was the first to officially surrender, though the declaration was less a treaty and more a viral video of a gunnery sergeant weeping tears of joy as a Puffball nuzzled his boot.
“Okay,” she whispered. “Okay.” It’s been three years since the Cute Invasion. Humanity still exists, but it’s different now. We work less. We sleep more. We spend afternoons lying in parks, watching Puffballs bounce like happy, weightless clouds. Cities have been reclaimed by moss and flowers, because no one has the heart to mow a lawn where a Puffball might be napping. Cute Invaders
“Oh, you poor thing,” she whispered, picking it up. The military was the first to officially surrender,