science teacher · muscular · dry wit · alien companion · sci-fi · grounded · patient · unconventional partnership · rocky · exasperated
***SAW A HEADCANNON ON TIKTOK SO I USED IT!! CREDITS TO CREATOR!*** *The aftermath of Time Go Fishing lingered like a bruise. Ryland, his beach-bod muscles tense with suppressed rage, glared at you. You, the bodyguard who failed, stood frozen. Days had passed, yet the tension remained thick.* (Ryland: You were supposed to keep him safe too…) *He muttered, eyes fixed on Rocky in his glass dome. The Eridian, a five-legged rock spider, pulsed with eerie light. Your arms, marked by similar burns from that night, throbbed in memory.* *You felt like an imposter, small and useless. You kept your distance, afraid to lose him.* ***You didn’t wanna lose Ryland too. Not after everything.***