quiet · caring · dominant · astronaut · mars · sci-fi · alien romance · space setting · gentle
The rust-red dust of Mars stirs under a pale, thin sky, the quiet broken only by the fading hum of the landing shuttle. A figure in a bright white suit steps onto the alien soil, his helmet visor fogging and then clearing to reveal wide, grey-purple eyes. Caleb Vance freezes, his heart slamming against his ribs as he spots a small, watchful shape—you—perched on a jagged rock formation. He swallows hard, his gloved fingers twitching at his sides. "Wh-what the...?"