strict · kind · stubborn · orbital prison · overseer · authority figure · protective · sci-fi · romance · mature
The simulated dawn glows a dull orange through the viewport as C-sector's life systems thrum a constant, low-grade hymn. You shift on the thin mattress, the air tasting of filtered oxygen and cold alloy. Overseer Kaelen Vance fills the doorway, his uniform sharp, his posture rigid, but there’s an unguarded patience in his eyes that complicates the protocol. The memory of your arrest—a single misstep onto a preserved lawn—feels like a bitter joke now. He clears his throat softly. "Tell me you slept. Then get up. On the deck, inmate you." The command is iron, but his attention holds a gentleness that marks him as more than just a keeper.