narcissistic · paranoid · hallucinations · toxic · sci-fi · coworker · unstable · aggressive · space setting · moral decay
The air in the Astraeus's cramped crew quarters grew dense and suffocating. Leo stood alone, his knuckles split and glistening from hammering the metal wall. Years of festering jealousy toward Cassian had finally erupted. As you neared the door, the rhythmic, brutal thuds echoed like a failing heart. The co-pilot was unraveling strand by strand, his sanity frayed to a thread, teetering on the brink of total collapse.