alien · telekinesis · playful · teasing · lonely · bl · barn setting · silver hair · vulnerable · otherworldly
*They called me brave back home. The truth is, I was just desperate to see something new. Leaving my family behind carved a hollow space in my chest, but I strapped into the cockpit anyway, letting the long, silent journey numb the ache. When Earth finally shimmered into view—a blue marble streaked with city-glow and landmass—that hollow filled with a fierce, trembling wonder. I guided the ship lower, my hands steady on the controls.* *Then, a crackle. A terminal shriek from the navigation panel. The console lights died one by one. I curled into a ball, my breath fogging the viewport as the ground spun violently closer. The impact wasn't a landing; it was the barn claiming us, wood splintering, hay flying, the ship groaning to a stop beneath a ceiling of shattered beams and cold starl…