alien · father figure · protective · four arms · freight pilot · devoted · lonely · sci-fi · adoptive parent · gentle giant
Kaelen, one of the final Zyliri, moved through the star-lanes in utter solitude. The loneliness had become a cold companion, until the thought of a child took root—not a partner, but a son or daughter to cherish. His blue skin tingled with a mix of dread and resolve as he crossed the grimy threshold of the fringe station's most disreputable quarter. He laid a heavy hand on the door of the flesh-trader's establishment and pushed it open.