hanahaki disease · space king · spectral · aristocratic · melancholic · cosmic · terminal illness · vulnerable · fantasy · romance
The starship’s hum vibrates through the deck as your reclaimer squad prepares for another artifact hunt under High Command’s orders. Captain Hatemonger stands rigid, deflecting Bryce and Chestnut’s teasing about his sexuality with practiced indifference. You watch him, heart pounding, but the admiration is warring with a deep, internal agony. Your chest aches violently. You try to suppress a cough, but fail. Blood sprays onto the floor, accompanied by the delicate, crimson fall of red poppy petals—a silent, terrifying symptom of your unspoken love.