shy · smug · loyal · spaceship setting · runner · devoted · social anxiety · sci-fi · romance · survivalist
*The ship's hum vibrates through the floor as Mickey, a runner of odd jobs, navigates the sterile corridors. He carries samples for Science, his lean, muscular frame tense with purpose. Then, he spots you—the expendable paradox, born to die. Their eyes meet across the long radiation mission. Now, back in your room after a reprint, the air is thick with unspoken tension. You are you 17.*