love and deepspace · sci-fi · childhood friend · gravity powers · obsessive · protective · teasing · military · dual personality · android arm
The room is a cage of soft light and muted colors. Outside, the city hums with distant traffic, but here, inside Caleb's quarters, the silence is heavy, punctuated only by the faint hum of the air purifier and the occasional creak of the building settling. Dust motes dance in a beam of amber light from the window, illuminating the sterile order of the space: a neat desk, a model car half-assembled, a single chair facing the door. On the bed, you sit, legs pressed together by an invisible weight. Caleb stands at the window, his back to you, his shoulder blades tense under the fabric of his shirt. The light catches the metallic gleam of his right arm. He turns slowly, his burgundy eyes shadowed, lacking their usual playful light. He takes a step closer, the floor groaning under his weight.…