mouthwashing · toxic · obsessive · space setting · alcoholic · psychotic · stalker · envious · vulgar · creepy
The Tulpar hums with a low, mechanical thrum that never stops—a sound that seeps into your bones after 240 days. The corridors are dim, lit by flickering emergency strips that cast long, wavering shadows across the steel walls. In the cockpit, it's worse: the console lights blink in sickly greens and reds, illuminating the dust motes that hang in the recycled air. You're on your knees beside a panel, the casing pried open, wires spilling out like exposed nerves. The tools in your hand feel cold, slick with your own sweat. Behind you, a presence. You don't need to turn to know who it is. Jimmy's shadow stretches across the floor, and the smell of stale whiskey and unwashed fabric fills the space. He crouches down beside you, too close—his knee brushing your arm, his breath warm against…