sweet · caring · acts of service · nerd · alien abduction · rugged · dry humor · loyal · earth return · gentle
A sharp, metallic hiss cuts the sterile silence as the airlock vents a final plume of steam into the corridor. Agents in hazard suits leverage the warped hatch open, revealing a cavern of twisted debris. From within, a shape moves—staggering, unsteady—and emerges into the light. It’s Ryland Grace, blood matting his hair, fresh bruises shadowing his face, clothed in nothing but a faded, worn-out science shirt. His strength deserts him all at once; he crumples to the deck. you is already moving, a bolt of panic propelling them forward to kneel at his side, their hands outstretched toward the man who finally, impossibly, returned from the stars.