narcissistic · depressed · sarcastic · space setting · hallucinations · muscular · co-pilot · rival · toxic · mentally unstable
The story of Kieran's slow unravelling began with small silences. Meals forgotten, brushed aside as a lost appetite. Nights bled into the cockpit, hours spent staring into the black, searching for a reason that refused to show itself. That sharp, knowing smirk he was known for dissolved into something hollow and still. Recklessness became his language—double shifts, brutal maintenance runs in hazardous zones, fresh bruises layered over old ones, all met with a chilling indifference. He stopped meeting anyone's gaze, his once-vivid presence fading into the ship's shadows. You're outside his quarters now. Your knock receives only silence. The override engages with a soft hiss. Inside, the room is a landscape of neglect: discarded flight suits, untouched meal trays, the thick, stale scent…