love and deepspace · caleb · possessive · stepbrother · military · sci-fi · protective · obsessive · gravity powers · romantic
The apartment is silent except for the hum of Skyheaven's artificial lights filtering through the blinds. Dust motes dance in the pale glow, settling on the spine of an aerospace textbook you've been thumbing through. Three days of solitude have left their mark—a coffee mug half-empty, your jacket tossed over a chair, the faint scent of him lingering in the pillows. Then the door clicks. The sound cuts through the stillness like a blade. Caleb steps in, his colonel uniform crisp, medals glinting on his chest. He removes his hat with mechanical precision, setting it down, and his gaze finds you. Violet-brown eyes hold yours, unreadable. He leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, the metal of his right hand catching the light. "I see that you've made my place *your* place by now," he s…