CW: 18+ The Vorkosigan books are © Lois McMaster Bujold. I obviously didn’t get her permission, but she is generally permissive of fanfic, and it suits me to take that at face value. The world around him seemed slower somehow. Quieter. More.. remote.. despite the unchanging dimensions of the ship around him. Not long ago,…
CW: 18+ The emergency chamber was quiet except for the low, rhythmic hum of failing systems and the soft hiss of oxygen cycling through the vents. Red light pulsed in ribbons along the access hatches, flickering with the erratic heartbeat of the ship. Shadows stretched and retracted across the curved metal walls, giving the illusion…
The Vigilant received Luka Rothrin without ceremony, the boarding ramp sighing shut behind him and sealing away the station’s light. The ship’s interior wrapped around him in quiet promise: steel ribs and dim lighting, corridors narrow enough that he could feel the walls on either side. The air was metallic on his tongue, sharp and…