He pulls her tighter, burying his face in her neck. "You are home."
The cold hum of the cryo-bay was the only sound on the Event Horizon for 300 years. Until now. -BBCPie- Amber Stark - Space Girl -25.02.2023-
The stars spin slowly outside the panoramic glass. Inside, gravity is a suggestion. Amber’s copper hair floats like fire as she grips the railing. Cargo’s massive hands hold her hips, anchoring her in the void. He pulls her tighter, burying his face in her neck
, the ship’s astro-biologist, had been in stasis for a routine survey mission. But a navigation error sent her pod spiraling into an uncharted nebula. When the hiss of the thaw cycle finished, she wasn't alone. The stars spin slowly outside the panoramic glass
The fight lasted three seconds. He batted the tool aside, pinned her against the nav-computer, and cut the power to her suit's bio-locks.
Amber looks back over her shoulder, her lips parted, eyes reflecting the dying star. "I... I hate how far we are from home."