Adventures in Time, Space, Life and Death
Litvir wasn’t supposed to be there. The first two nights, only one person was supposed to be with the baby, and that was their mum. Ever since baby Retvik had hatched, they had been gently held by Gath, and the two of them had been in a small room together. Gath was currently sleeping on … Read more
There were a lot of large, armoured beings gathered outside this tiny little room, but they were all transfixed buy the small plastic box, and they hardly noticed when yet another large, armoured being joined them. But none of them were important. Not to the small, round egg inside the plastic box. An egg that … Read more
The bed was a little small and cramped, but it wasn’t really meant for two people. Really, it wasn’t meant for one gigantic Rethan either, but since Gath was spending family time with their parents and their partner, Gath didn’t care one bit. Huddled up by Gath’s side was Relkir, who seemed to be sleeping … Read more
Relkir’s communicator was ringing. It was early morning, which was an odd time for it to be ringing. But as Relkir thought to themselves, it wouldn’t be too odd a time to ring if they were back home in Phos. Relkir was also an important person, so there was probably a good reason for this … Read more
Relkir felt oddly wobbly as Elkay pulled them and their kid through a shadow, and the three of them appeared underneath a familiar tree. In front of them was that adorable little orange-painted half-house, and waiting for them were three happy faces. Elkay stepped back a little bit, allowing the colossal Rethan to plod over … Read more
As Relkir’s eyes snapped open, the first thing they did was try to look around for their kid. They had seen the monstrous Thraki throw Litvir around like a ragdoll, and the sight of Relkir’s beloved daughter bleeding, clutching their arm and trying to get up and stand on a broken leg had driven Relkir … Read more
“I am so sorry.” “It is fine. You were not to-” “I am so, so sorry. “It is fine. You-” “I do not know how I can apologise further.” “It is-” “I failed you.” “Relkir, please stop.” “I-” “Relkir!” An uneasy silence crackled down the phone line. It took too long for anyone to start … Read more
“See, that was not too bad, was it?” Litvir glanced around awkwardly, not really paying attention to Gath’s words. There was a lot on Litvir’s mind, mostly the fact that they were supposed to be heading back to their patrols soon but they had been delayed on their flight with Gath and were probably going … Read more
Relkir should have been surprised to see a shadowy being in their office, sitting on their desk, but since their adopted child was a deity, surprise was less of a problem these days. Still, Relkir had just finished advising on a meeting between the General of Medical Affairs, the General of the 500th Legion and … Read more
“Relkir?” Relkir was rushing around their office, clearly looking for something. They were so lost in whatever it was that they were looking for that they hadn’t noticed both the High General and their beloved forever partner standing at the door. “Relkir…” Relkir still wasn’t paying attention. “Relkir!” The change in tone snapped Relkir out … Read more
“Hello, Litvir!” “Hello, Miisa…” Normally, Litvir would be much more enthusiastic about their regular cookie meet-ups with their forever-friend Miisa, but clearly they weren’t doing too well. Miisa noticed this immediately and decided to be blunt and ask what was wrong. “You are not right today.” Litvir inspected Miisa somewhat before answering, then wished they … Read more
“Hello, General! Please, come in and sit down!” Gath had admittedly arranged this appointment a little early, but their doctor had specifically said that Gath could arrange an appointment early if Gath wasn’t feeling right. So that was what Gath had done, and now they were anxiously making their way into Doctor Ekal’s office and … Read more
“Relkir? Are you alright? We have hardly spoken!” Relkir wanted to pick up their pace, to get back to their office, finish work and leave as soon as possible, but the person that had just called out to them was the High General and also Relkir’s sibling. It was rude to ignore them. So Relkir … Read more
Gath had been rather relaxed, looking things up and watching documentaries about kids, but all of a sudden, they had gotten up, rushed to their office and grabbed their large tablet, the one Gath used for video calls. They rushed back downstairs, threw themselves on the sofa, beckoned Relkir over then immediately made a call. … Read more
Litvir rarely got messages to urgently go to their adopted parents home, but the moment they had finished their patrols, Litvir had raced back home, narrowly avoiding a ship and a planet or two as they did so, and… Litvir briefly forgot that both mama Gath and dada Relkir had a different home now. So, … Read more