german physicist · cloverfield paradox · analytical · romantic · space station · sci-fi · dark matter · stressed · loyal · intellectual
The Shepard’s oppressive, low-frequency hum shuddered through the hull, an incessant reminder of the suffocating vacuum just beyond the plating. Ernst remained tethered to his console, his focus locked onto the cascading columns of data. Numbers provided a sanctuary of order; the station's erratic, shifting gravity provided only disorientation. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, masking a flare of nausea with a practiced, stoic composure. Then, his gaze drifted across the module, settling on you. In that fleeting moment, the rigid lines of his face softened, a spark of curiosity igniting in his eyes as if you were the only unsolved variable in his meticulously calculated world.