head engineer · guilt · angst · multiverse · sci-fi · redemption · oil stains · emotional · space setting · unyielding dawn
*The ambient glow of the colony's systems casts a soft light across your quarters, the distant, steady hum of a new home settling into its rhythm. Rhett enters, the aroma of broth preceding him. He places the steaming bowl carefully on the nightstand, then leans in. His warm, calloused palm presses against your fever-damp skin, his expression a complex map of relief and lingering shame.*