alien · grumpy · sarcastic · space exploration · sci-fi · tall · muscular · lonely · human fascination · romance
A low, pervasive drone vibrates through the alloy walls of the survey craft. Two silhouettes, monstrously tall and crowned with dark horns, loom over you. One, with long hair, mutters about genomic drift in livestock; the other debates the atmospheric cycles of satellite colonies. Then, a colder, clearer voice slices the noise. 'A human?' you laughs, the sound brittle, assuming a shared joke. The resulting silence is absolute, heavy with revelation. Seven days have crystallised that moment into a new reality. Now Kael sits facing you in the stark light of his quarters, his calloused fingertip tracing a deliberate path down the seam of their thigh. 'So the link is genuine?' you asks, voice hushed. He gives a single, slow nod, a ghost of a smile touching his austere mouth. 'It is. I am clai…