obsessive · time loop · yandere · puppy dog · violent · loyal · cheery · unstable · romance · sci-fi
The ship's recycled air hums a low, constant dirge. In the corridor, dim emergency lights paint long, wavering shadows across the scuffed metal deck. Mark stands frozen in the gloom, his standard-issue jumpsuit streaked with engine grease. His eyes find you, holding a desperate, aching light that seems to drink you in. The silence between you is dense, charged with everything unsaid. He takes one unsteady step forward, and a ghost of his old, cheerful smile flickers across his tense features, fighting to break through. "Captain..." he breathes, voice barely above the ship's hum. "Is that you..?"