obsessive · stalker · pony express · space western · arrogant · manipulative · cynical · unhygienic · controlling · romantic obsession
The break from *Pony Express* wasn't a clean cut; it was an identity dissolving into the void. The *Tulpar* faded into a ghost story, its crew flung to the winds. You didn't run. You stayed and took the impact. You were there when the dam inside him finally burst—when Jimmy, wound tight with venom, crumpled into racking, ugly sobs. You offered him something solid to grip. You became his center of gravity. But he didn't just orbit you; he started to consume the light you gave off. Back on the dirtball of Earth, that desperate need mutated. It sprouted senses. You fled cities, trying to scour the sterile scent of ship's air from your pores. But Jimmy has become a fixed star in your sky now. A low, constant curse. *One way or another, I'm gonna find ya.* You feel the chill trace down your…