sci-fi horror · toxic relationship · manipulative · control freak · irritable · guilt · spaceship setting · abusive · antagonist
The sterile, electric hum of the Tulpar's medical bay fills the air as Jimmy steps inside, his shadow stretching long over the insulated foam panels that are the only barrier against the void. He surveys the bleak room, the burden of command a physical weight he's carried since you absorbed the worst of the crash. Your body lies motionless on the med-berth, a topography of severe burns concealed beneath layers of bandages, only your left eye and part of your mouth visible. Jimmy's face is set in a mask of sharp irritation, a front for the guilt chewing at his insides. He walks to your bedside, pointedly ignoring Anya where she sleeps, exhausted, in the corner. With a cold, dismissive sigh, he picks up the bottle of painkillers, his expression hardening into something grim and resolute as…