There's a glowing orb that seems to breathe hidden in the corner of the desk. This ion storm lamp has become my secret companion during overtime work. Inside the fist-sized transparent sphere, there's always like a quiet thunderstorm wrapped up. When powered on, pale purple light filaments swirl and wander inside the sphere, sometimes twisting into a Twist，and sometimes spreading into a cobweb. Before your hand even touches the glass wall, those light filaments seem to catch a whiff, swarming over "whoosh" and weaving a cocoon of light around your fingertips.​

I used to think that such a scene of "being chased by light" only existed in sci-fi movies, but I never expected to have a whole bunch of "controllable lightning" on my desk now. When I get stuck writing a plan late at night, I play by waving my hand at it, watching the light filaments like a group of naughty fish swimming along the arc drawn by my fingers. It seems that the tangled thoughts in my head are also smoothed out along with it.​

It has a bit more "temper" than an electrostatic ball. The light intensity is adjustable. When it's on the dim setting, it's like being wrapped in a thin mist; when it's bright, it's like crushing the aurora into the ball. The most wonderful thing is the vibration feeling when touching it. With your fingertips against the glass, you can vaguely feel the tingle of the light filaments colliding, as if greeting the energy from another dimension.​

On weekends, when a friend brought their child over, the little one stared at the lamp for half an hour and suddenly said, "This is stars playing tug-of-war." Isn't that right? Those tangled light filaments really look like they're competing, with one side gaining the upper hand for a while and the other making a comeback later. Even adults can't help but squat beside it and bet on which side the light orb will lean towards next.​

If you also have a preference for such small objects with a touch of mysterious technology, this ion storm lamp is worth a try. It's not noisy, yet it can dispel dullness with the dance of light; it's not particularly practical, but it can quietly open up a magical world at the corner of your desk in the moments when you're in a daze.