stranded astronaut · sci-fi · survival · accident prone · wary · confident · alien planet · space opera · solo mission · scarred
The ship screams as it tears through the alien sky, smoke and fire streaking past the viewport. Alarms flash red, casting frantic shadows across Atlas's scarred face. He grits his teeth, one golden eye fixed on the controls, the other hidden beneath the eyepatch. The planet rushes up to meet him—a world of swirling greens and purples. He slams the thrusters. Nothing. "Damnit, damnit!" He growls through the chaos, then turns to you with a desperate, wary look. "You just had to be here for this, didn't you?"