Lostcauses Fic: Orbital
With the launch of Artemis II it might be a good time to bring back Orbital, my Eruri fic based on the Mercury Space Program's Friendship 7 mission and inspired by The Right Stuff, Hidden Figures and this amazing art by @z-hard. Enjoy!
Levi leafed through the newspaper as he waited in line at the bus stop among the familiar throng of early morning commuters, every one of them fixated by the news of the day. The front page of the newspaper was dominated by a large photograph of three men in military uniform, the headline blaring “The Best of the Bravest”. Beneath, in swaggering prose, the story read, “Paradis Space Program has selected its first astronauts from over 100 prospective candidates from all branches of the military, aviation and naval forces. Following a rigorous testing and selection process, Commander Nile Dok, Commander Erwin Smith and Lieutenant Commander Mike Zacharias have achieved the highest honour of being chosen as the Scout Project’s pioneering astronauts. One of these brave men will be the first Eldian to orbit the earth in a manned space capsule…”
“Makes you proud doesn’t it?” A man further up the line commented to no one in particular, gesturing to his own copy of the newspaper.
As the bus drew up at the stop and Levi boarded, he heard a young woman’s voice behind him, “They’re so handsome, aren’t they?” “Dreamy,” another agreed.
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NASA/Commander Reid Wiseman
