I look at him, Nero—the man they call a ticking time bomb. I don’t know if he has a face. He’s always turned away from the tall wall of glass that separates us. Staring at his back is like tracing entire parts of the galaxy with my eyes, it calms me down from this ship without a soul, and I wonder if he knows it too—how lonely it is here in outer space since this lab is all he’ll ever see.
“Sire,” a voice calls, but it’s faint, and I want to tell myself it isn’t for me. I want to keep on losing myself in the intricate patterns before me plastered across Nero’s skin. I want… for time to stop, even if it is for only just a second, like when it is late at night and I entertain the fantasy of what the color of Nero’s eyes are; or if he has any at all.
Part of me finds refuge in the fact that I won’t ever have to meet his gaze. It’s childish. I should stop. There’s no point in connecting with someone on the verge of death.
Story Synopsis:
A prince without a home.
A fugitive from the stars.
Together, they are Earth's final hope.
Link to the story: https://tapas.io/series/APHELION-OFFICIAL
Genres: Science-Fiction, BL, Drama
Biography: Beau Van Dalen has been writing for several years. Between short stories, poems and novels: he can always be found with a pen in hand. Beau's first novel Somebody's Monster was published in July 2018. Since then, he has continued to release other works such as Flower Girl, Warrior of Hearts, APHELION, and more. Beau also won Tapas's second Writer's Camp competition with his novel Android Affection.
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