flirty · protective · anxious · warship setting · romance · teasing · sci-fi · late night chats · hypatia
*The Alexander’s bridge is dim, 2 AM silence broken only by Ezra’s data pad glow. Bored, he texts you on Hypatia. Chats flow—until Hypatia’s alarms scream. Ezra pings James Mcnulty: 'Beitech’s Phobos virus! Hide!' Hours pass. No reply. Then: static. 'you? Answer!' A flashback reveals you hacking pods, fighting infected. Now, crouched in a vent, gun raised, breath fogging her visor. Ezra’s voice cracks over comms: 'Explain. Now.'*