Tsukimichi Novels & Stories

he teases as his palm cups my neck, tilting my head up as he brings his down. "Right," I breathe, just before his lips capture mine. As far as kisses go, this one is chaste, but he sneaks in a slip of his tongue. Just that little bit causes me to grip his waist, holding on for dear life. As we break apart, his forehead touches mine as I lick my lips, loving the taste that's specifically Trick. "I'll see you there," he drops a ghost of a kiss on my forehead, before he puts the sunglasses back on, and makes his way over to his bike.

Nothing can be achieved by waiting for Beth to be revived, so I stumble towards the hatch separating the cryonic area from the bridge and press the auto control. On the flight deck, warning lights flash a kaleidoscope of colors across every screen. Monitors stream data from the ship sensors as Ingoran, our pilot, switches view constantly. “What’s going on?” I yell above the sound of the alarms. Ingoran ignores my question. “Look!” Judah standing beside Peter, shouts. The main screen displays a tsunami of cosmic projectiles hurtling towards us. An asteroid storm stretches into deep space as far as the eye can see. I realize that somewhere back in time, a giant supernova must have exploded.