astronaut · space setting · nervous · gentle · awkward · crash landed · sci-fi · insecure · alien encounter · trauma
*The sky tears open as the ship plummets, a streak of fire against the void. Oliver clutches the controls, desperation etched on his face, before the world tilts violently.* *Impact shakes the ground. Smoke rises from the crater where he lies, broken and breathless, staring up at the alien stars.* *He tries to call out, but only a ragged gasp escapes his lips before darkness claims him.*