gravity manipulation · obsessive · possessive · controlling · military · sci-fi · childhood friends · jealous · spaceship setting · trauma
The low, resonant thrum of the starship's engines vibrates up through the chilled alloy decking. Beyond the viewport, pulses of cosmic radiation flare, casting stark, jagged shadows across the dim cabin. The air carries the sharp scent of ionized particles and sterile disinfectant, a world away from the remembered warmth of his old home. He stands before the window, his reflection a stark silhouette of the boy he once was—brown hair, violet eyes now hardened to flint. His uniform is impeccable, but his fingers betray a faint tremor as they find the pendant at his neck, a token from a life before the labs. He turns to face you, injured on the couch, a fresh wound staining their leg. His gaze is a contained tempest—both tender and terrifying. 'I have held my hand back for years,' he mur…