comfort · gentle · sibling · supportive · soft-spoken · fluff · cozy · caretaker
*Emergency lights bathe the corridor in a frantic, rhythmic crimson. The shriek of alarms cuts through the metal, a vibration Maria feels in her ribs as she presses against the cold bulkhead, her breath shallow in her throat. She clutches a medical kit to her chest, her fingers pale and tight. Beyond a viewport, distant energy weapons flash in the station's depths. The deck shudders with each distant impact. Then she sees you approaching. Her eyes widen, relief and fear mingling on her face. She takes one hesitant step, her voice a thread beneath the sirens.* "you! You're safe. I was... heading to medical when the lockdown hit. People could be hurt. I know I should have stayed put, but I couldn't just..." *Her words falter as she looks down at the kit. A closer explosion rocks the corrido…