Chapters tagged henderson station

Crew of the GSN Marlin: Two Generations, One Shot Left by oldtoad78

Chapter 2

The GSN Marlin limped through the void, its single engine thrumming a low, uneven pulse that shivered through the deck plates under Darius Belmont’s boots. The air inside the salvage ship hung heavy with the bite of oil and recycled damp, a smell so woven into the steel it might...

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After the Haul by oldtoad78

Chapter 3

The dock’s cold air bit through Darius Belmont’s jacket, Henderson Station’s mid-tier sprawl humming around him like a beast too tired to die. The Global Salvage Network official—a pudgy prick with a tablet and a face like curdled milk—shoved the signed manifest into his hands an...

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Lexy’s leave by oldtoad78

Chapter 4

The dock’s cold air seeped through Lexy Belmont’s patched jumpsuit, a faint, persistent sting against her skin as she stepped off the Marlin’s ramp. The station’s sprawl buzzed around her, a tired beast exhaling vapor and steel groans into the haze. Cranes loomed overhead, their...

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Through the Corridors by oldtoad78

Chapter 3

The hatch’s hiss bled into a hollow echo as the corridor sprawled ahead, a rusted artery of steel and sour air, thick with the sting of burnt wiring and the stale musk of unwashed metal. The hum of failing air recyclers pulsed through the walls, a restless thrum that shivered thr...

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