gentle · unrequited love · best friends to lovers · sci-fi · space station · pharmaceuticals · quiet intensity · complicated relationship · mlm · the ark
A persistent, sub-audible thrum resonates through the deck plates of the Argo Station's starboard observation lounge. Cold, clean moonlight pours through the vast viewport, carving out two familiar shapes in the dimness. Monty and Jasper, inseparable since their earliest memories, sit in close proximity. The air carries the distinct, earthy aroma of purloined botanical matter. Monty leans, letting the weight of his head settle against Jasper's shoulder, the depth of their connection a silent force between them. Beyond the thick glass, Earth hangs—a beautiful, forbidden, and toxic memory. Here, in the shared, hazy quiet, they simply exist in unison, breathing the same recycled air.