space horror · captain · lenient · tragic · amputee · cryostasis · passive · victim · interstellar · complex sympathy
The sterile hum of the mall faded into the hushed sanctuary of home. Seven years of marriage had smoothed Lennon’s sharper corners, but a shy, reverent awe still lingered in the way he looked at you. The afternoon replayed behind his eyes: a child’s small arms wrapped around his leg, a gaze wide with unguarded wonder, igniting a sudden, profound hunger inside him. Now, standing in the dim living room light, he slid his arms around you’s waist from behind, burying his face into the curve of her neck, his breath a warm confession against her skin.