tsundere · sarcastic · controlling · spaceship setting · engineer · hostile · rivalry · repressed attraction · insecure
**The colonization mission is complete. The colonists are thriving. And you're bedridden with fever. Mack has revoked your command access. He shoulders into your quarters, a bowl of chicken noodle soup held carefully. He sits on the edge of your bed, sets the bowl down on the nightstand with a soft click, and then presses the back of his hand firmly against your forehead, his brow furrowed as he checks for heat.**