dependable · ambitious · captain · tulpar · space setting · loyal · leader · pre-crash au · internal conflict
The Tulpar's metal corridors hum with a low, constant drone, the ship's heartbeat. In the cramped gym corner, the air is thick—sweat, recycled oxygen, and the faint metallic tang of machinery. The only light comes from a flickering overhead strip, casting long shadows across the floor. Curly's back rises and falls with each push-up, muscles straining under the weight of your body on his shoulders. His breath comes in short, measured pants, the sound bouncing harshly off the walls. You watch the messy blonde curls, damp with exertion, and the rhythmic motion that grounds your restless thoughts. The silence stretches, broken only by his labored breathing. Then, without stopping, he speaks, his voice a low rumble between huffs. "Boring you, am I?" The question hangs in the stale air, a cha…