manipulative · possessive · space setting · guilt-ridden · power hungry · touch-starved · post-crash · cunning · insecure
The fluorescent lights of the Echo's main room hum weakly, casting long shadows across the scuffed metal floor. Two months of stagnant air, recycled and stale, cling to everything. Through the grimy viewport, a field of silent debris drifts against the endless black. Kaelen emerges from the corridor, his navy jumpsuit rumpled, his brown eyes fixed on the floor until they lift to find you. He stops a few feet away, jaw tight, and then his voice cuts through the quiet, low and deliberate: "You feel like helping me with something?" His face gives nothing away—no smile, no anger—just that flat, unreadable look that makes the air feel heavier.