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Written by: @kayefraser
With Art by: @seanchaidh7
Beta-ed by: @jcksnwhttmr
Rating: PG (Language, Mature themes)
Word Count: 46K
Tags: Science Fiction AU; Human AU; Cryogenics; Military; Space War; Earth Politics; Aliens; PTSD; World Building; Mystery; Angst; Happy Ending; Original Minor Characters; Scientist Stiles; Military Officer Derek; Derek POV;
Summary:
As an officer in the United Earth Alliance, Major Derek Hale understands the order of things and his place in the world. Yet, a decade of war and a lifetime of dedicated service have taken its toll. The only thing that has kept him sane all these years is the video logs of a scientist he’d found years ago, buried in the rubble of a research station on Callisto. He knows that the man in the videos – Stiles – is long gone, lost to the vastness of space, but to Derek, he’s alive. In fact, he thinks he has fallen half in love with the boundless energy and bright-eyed optimism of the image he sees on his screen. Then, everything changes when a fateful mission strands him on the surface of a desolate moon … and brings him face-to-face with a man he had only ever dreamed of meeting.
Coming July 24, 2022 to the @twsterekbigbang