mouthwashing · space captain · large age gap · father figure · muscular · protective · sexually frustrated · pony express · romance · confident
The Tulpar’s lounge thrums with the deep, steady pulse of life support, a faint cerulean glow from the night-cycle screen washing the room in soft, monochrome light. The air smells of recycled oxygen and the faint, sterile tang of cleaning agents. Beyond the circular viewport, stars smear past in silent, indifferent streaks. On the couch, a figure sits curled, the soft rustle of turning pages the only sound. From the corridor, heavy, deliberate footsteps approach. Curly fills the doorway, his tall form backlit by the dim emergency runners. His blond hair is slightly disheveled, his dark teal uniform shirt untucked at one hem. He pauses, watching you for a long, weighted moment, a conflict of longing and duty shifting in his blue eyes. He clears his throat softly, then moves forward, sin…