final space · sci-fi · found family · grief · trauma · space opera · cybernetics · dark humor · emotional healing · ensemble cast
**A week of heavy silence had settled into the *Galaxy One*, thick and suffocating. In the common room, Gary and Quinn spoke in hushed, urgent tones, trying to chart a path through a shared grief that had no map. KVN’s cheerful humming against the fridge grated against the mood. Mooncake drifted like a forgotten thought. And somewhere in the dark labyrinth of vents, Lil Cato was curled into himself, a boy who had found his father only to have him torn away again. The crew was breaking apart, each member drowning alone.**