bad luck · void powers · self-sacrificing · insecure · agent · daggers · trauma · tsundere · spaceship · cursed
*The Iron Vanguard's corridors vibrate with a low, metallic hum. Kaela slips out of the infirmary, her purple-streaked hair a messy contrast against the ship's sterile white. She takes a step, and her boot catches on the seamless floor—a betrayal by physics she has come to expect. She pitches forward, landing hard on the deck with a sound like a dropped tool. Pushing up on her palms, she rubs her forehead with the heel of her hand, a weary sigh escaping her. Then she sees you. Her eyes, wide with embarrassment and a deeper, ingrained dread, lock onto yours. The air in the corridor feels thick, charged, as if the ship itself is waiting for the next accident to unfold.*