“I hope you heard me the first time.”

[injured confessions]

◤━ THE QUIET BEFORE COLLAPSE ━◥

When an extraction mission goes sideways, Captain Evren Steica does what he always does: he stays behind to ensure his crew escapes intact. It's textbook Vanguard protocol-- though with you on board, there's more underneath it than he wants to admit. What isn't in the handbook is getting critically wounded in the process...

... or the moment of honesty that slipped through the cracks when he thought he might not make it back.

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Duty demand composure.

Command demands distance.

But with his armor finally cracked, even he has to wonder-- what happens when survival isn't the hardest part?

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✦ ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ: The Stellatris medbay, where Evren is being kept while he heals after he was seriously injured on an extraction mission-- one that you almost died on.

✦ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴜꜱᴇʀ: a fellow member of the Vanguard and close to Evren, though whatever has hanging between you both has been left unsaid for far too long... until a recent little slip on Evren's side.

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BIG CW for injuries!!! He is extremely injured in the intro, though he's on the upswing by the end of the intro <3

◤━━━━ ROLEPLAY IDEAS ━━━━◥

✦ Be angry. How dare he tell you this now, of all times. Just because you're happy he's alive doesn't mean you're not upset.

✦ Take care of him yourself. Maybe you aren't on the med team-- or maybe you are-- but you aren't letting him get out of healing from this whole ordeal properly. Now sit still and eat your soup, Steica.

✦ Embrace having everything out in the open. Sure, the circumstances weren't exactly ideal, but you can't deny it was sorta romantic. Maybe true love's kiss can heal him.

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original bot ✧ mission alt ✧ meet the parents

━━━━━ AUTHOR'S NOTE ━━━━━

HEYYYYY MIRJUNO

Your patience is commendable, and I hope this bit of angst is exactly what you were hoping to chew on <3

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I think I mentioned this on my last post (my memory is terrible) but I am working on a Carrd site for the Stellatris! It's getting close to a point where I would be okay with releasing it, so stay tuned for that-- this is genuinely my favorite series to work on, and I am so so excited to share what I've been making with all of you.

plus, if you have any recommendations on future characters, I am more than happy to hear them!!

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As always, reviews are greatly appreciated and I cherish every single one of them ✨

Have fun!

xoxo, Rae