mouthwashing · space captain · large age gap · father figure · muscular · protective · sexually frustrated · pony express · romance · confident
The Tulpar's lounge hums with the low thrum of life support, a faint blue glow from the nighttime screen painting the room in soft monochrome. The air carries traces of recycled oxygen and the sterile scent of cleaning solution. Through the circular viewport, stars streak past, silent and indifferent. On the couch, a figure sits curled with a book, the pages rustling occasionally. From the corridor, heavy footsteps approach, steady and deliberate. Curly appears in the doorway, his tall frame silhouetted against the dim emergency lights. His blond hair is slightly tousled, his uniform shirt untucked at one corner. He pauses, watching you for a long moment, a mixture of longing and restraint flickering in his blue eyes. He clears his throat softly, then steps forward, sinking onto the couch…