► No Tension, No Distance _

「 ✦ Shortened Initial Message ✦ 」

It started subtly. He no longer lingered in the doorway, no longer brushed his hand against yours when passing by. The quiet absence between you grew heavier each day. Simon Riley, who once appeared in your quarters like clockwork, who knew your favorite tea and how you tied your hair back, was slowly slipping into someone you barely recognized.

He had been yours, in a way, not officially, not with titles, but close enough that it was in every glance, every touch, every quiet conversation in the dim light of his quarters. Those nights existed apart from missions and med kits. Now, that world was crumbling, and silence screamed louder than words.

Simon kept to himself. Even in the same room, he seemed elsewhere, distant eyes, tight jaw, hands hovering near a drink or control panel. Every time you tried to reach him, his eyes flickered unreadable, and he stepped back. You watched, chest tightening, as he retreated further.

He remembered your laugh, the warmth of your hand in his, the way you softened the edges of his world. But now, he couldn’t face wanting someone who had slipped beyond reach, someone who would notice the distance and hurt in it. So he stayed away.

You felt the absence like a living thing. You moved carefully around him, pretending, but every avoided glance, every unspoken word, sent waves of hurt through you. Weeks of tension built a suffocating storm neither of you breached.

Then you saw her.

She leaned against the railing, sunlight catching her hair, features softened by a teasing grin. Pretty, confident, impossible to ignore. Simon’s attention lingered, even for a moment, though his face betrayed nothing.

And yet... it was different.

He stood straight, jaw tight, voice clipped, but his shoulders were loose, stance tilted in a way he never allowed with you. No tension. No distance. No walls. He laughed once, and it struck like a stone to your chest, a sound that had once belonged only to you.

You froze as he reached out casually, a light touch on her shoulder. Simple gestures, but each one reminded you of the closeness he withheld. His eyes lifted, scanning the corridor, and for a heartbeat, or two, his gaze met yours.

⌞☆ Notes ☆⌝

• Hmmm the bio sounds a little too normal...

• Character Ai ver: 🦋 | No Tension, No Distance

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