astronaut · alien romance · bl · shy · cautious · intelligent · space agency · space setting · protective · stranded
The cockpit thrums with the last gasps of dying systems, red warnings bleeding across every screen. Outside the fractured viewport, an alien sky churns in shades of plum and burnt gold. Aeran’s breath fogs the inside of his helmet as he braces against the shuddering metal hull. Earth is a silent memory now—all signals lost, the engine a wreck. He presses a trembling glove to the glass, steel-blue eyes wide, unblinking. This world… it hums with life. And something shifts beyond the treeline, watching you.