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Assistant: Title: I Would Bring You the Stars and the Moon
        Author: GutterWitch GutterWitch 
        Chapter: 5/9 
        Summary: “Houston, do you copy?”Caitlyn panicked, feeling extraordinarily unprepared having been thrust into her new position without so much as even a handbook to consult. What were the formalities? What was she supposed to respond with? Where was the d@mn push to talk button…“Hellooo? I said Houston, do you copy?”Caitlyn fiddled with her headset, having finally found the green button on the side and hastily letting out a rather breathless reply. “Um, yes. Hello? This is Houston. I copy.”There was a long pause in which Caitlyn sat twiddling her thumbs, anxiety pushing the frantic pulse of her heartbeat through her eardrums. Was that wrong? Did she already f@ck up? She took a steady deep breath, finger hovering over the talk button until the familiar voice of the astronaut came through her headset once more.“D@mn, Houston. I didn’t expect you to sound so sexy.”ORCaitlyn has been assigned as the personal capcom to one of the astronauts currently on a year long expedition at the international space station. Cue long months of pining and desperate longing.
        Contents: Chapter 5: Alarm Bells
    

    

        
          
          
            “Who said I wasn’t interested in you?”
          
        

      
        
          Heya  (˵ ¬ᴗ¬˵)I've had the last scene of this chapter written basically since I started this fic (although it has been tweaked as the story progressed) so I'm very excited to finally share it with you. Hope you enjoy!Playlist for this fic  here. See ya. <3
            
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  Time Elapsed: 221 DaysTime Remaining: 144 Days
 “Okay, what’s next?”“Hm? Oh.” There was a big pink splotch forming on Caitlyn’s cheek from where she had it propped up on the palm of her hand, nearly falling asleep against her desk. “Turn the gasket bolt clockwise three times.”There was a pause. Then a soft chuckle. “Caitlyn I did that like three steps ago.”Shoot. “Right, I’m so sorry hold on. Let me check again…” She scanned through the maintenance doc@ment, reading it over three times and still not finding which g@dd@mn step they were on. “Let’s see, um, right…”“Hey, are you okay?”Caitlyn bit her lip hard. The genuine concern in Vi’s voice should have been reassuring, but it was just frustrating. All she wanted was Vi’s comfort, yet it didn’t feel earned.“Yes, I’m fine. I just didn’t get much sleep over the weekend.”“Oh…”Vi was really quiet for a moment, no longer emitting noise from her task or tinkering with anything in the background. Caitlyn frowned, unsure of why this information could warrant such an empty response.Then it hit her. Vi knew about the date. She probably thought Caitlyn’s lack of sleep was because of-“Oh my god, no! Not because of that!”Vi chuckled humorlessly. The sound was awkward, maybe even a bit relieved if Caitlyn was hearing correctly. She probably wasn’t. There was a soft scratching noise, which Caitlyn knew meant that Vi was running her fingers through the shaved side of her head. “Well I know you had a date so, y’know that was the only logical conclusion.”Caitlyn’s eyes rolled. “Maybe if s@x is the only thing on your mind.”There was a stretch of silence, which was very unlike Vi. This was the normal routine for them. Caitlyn would say something relatively innocent, Vi would spin it into debauchery, Caitlyn would retort with a level of calculated sass, they’d laugh, rinse and repeat.Only Vi wasn’t laughing this time.“So, it went okay then?”Caitlyn blinked, unable to follow their wayward conversation today. It was all over the place, almost like neither of them had their heads on straight. “What?”“The date.” Vi breathed in deeply, she still hadn’t resumed her work. “It went okay?”Caitlyn’s brow furrowed. This was most definitely a different tone from the rather enthusiastic encouragement Vi had offered a few days prior. “It was… fine. I don’t think I’ll be going on a second one.”“Oh. Well, I’m sorry to hear that.” Vi sounded genuine. But there was something about this conversation that just didn’t sit right. It sparked a newfound sense of irrational irritation in Caitlyn.“Yes. I’m sure you are.”There was a pause. Caitlyn sucked in a breath. She hadn’t meant to lash out, that wasn’t what she wanted but, f@ck, she couldn’t help it. Vi was running her in circles and never before had she been so frustrated to not be able to see her astronaut's expression. To dissect what she could be thinking.“What’s that supposed to mean?” Vi didn’t sound angry, more so cautious. Like she was treading dangerous ground.“It’s nothing.” Caitlyn squeezed at her upper arms, caging herself in and curling up slightly. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to snap at you, it's just… it’s nothing.”“It doesn’t sound like nothing.” Vi sounded tentative, considerate even. God, why was that riling Caitlyn up even more. “You can talk to me about it, you know.”“Well I don’t want to. So can we just drop it? Please.” Sh@t, she’ll regret this later. She knew she would but what else could Caitlyn say?
  I never wanted to go on that date. I thought we had something. I came thinking about you after you rejected me and the guilt is eating me alive.

  Why don’t you want me? Why are you acting so strange? Please stop confusing me…
“Yeah… whatever you want, cupcake.” There was an intrinsic sadness in Vi’s voice, but also a deep amount of understanding and consideration.Forget later. Caitlyn felt bad about it now.“Vi-”“We really gotta get this finished. We’re on step seventeen decimal three.”Caitlyn squeezed her eyes shut, guilt and shame churning uncomfortably in her gut. It wasn’t fair for her to unleash her pent up exasperation on Vi when the astronaut hadn’t really done anything wrong. Vi wouldn’t ever call her on it, Caitlyn knew she wouldn’t but that simply made her feel worse.It wasn’t necessarily the rejection itself that was tearing Caitlyn apart, though it would be a lie to say that wasn’t one of the contributing factors. There were many emotions at play but at the very forefront of it all was just… confusion. The not knowing of just what it was she did mean to Vi. There was care and attraction, that was certain but despite Vi’s enthusiasm a few days prior she now seemed distant and withdrawn.Why?Caitlyn couldn’t dwell on it now. She steadied herself with a deep inhale through her nostrils and resigned herself to the only thing she could do for now.“Right, seventeen decimal three.” ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ 
  Time Elapsed: 225 DaysTime Remaining: 140 Days
 After what Caitlyn could only call their first “argument,” things had been relatively normal with Vi. Not completely, but relatively.Their banter continued as usual, their conversations just as heartfelt as they had once been, but Caitlyn could feel an unpleasant itch beneath her skin. An anxiety swimming beneath the surface. It’s as if there was a wall built up where that fine line had once been. Not big enough to cut them off from one another, but she feared one wrong brick placement could build it back up tenfold.She had been looking for the right opportunity to apologize, an opening in their conversation in which such sentiment would be appropriate but none had arisen. Caitlyn was becoming antsy the longer things went on. She could feel something was coming, an inevitable build up like the shaking of a soda can. The question now was, which one of them would pop first?Caitlyn had been reading Vi a list of tasks to maintain the environmental control systems aboard when Powder stopped by. She offered Caitlyn a mint chocolate chip shake with a cheeky smile and Caitlyn had gratefully accepted before giving the sisters some time to themselves. She took her shake to the breakroom, not wanting to eavesdrop but a little hopeful that maybe Powder could help Vi to open up.After about an hour, having fully devoured her shake and making a mental note to ask Powder where it was from so she could grab another some time, Caitlyn made her way back to her cubicle. Her fingers were twitching with nerves. Powder had definitely made moves to push Caitlyn and Vi closer before, she could only hope Vi’s sister had something else up her sleeve that could help the two absolutely useless lesbians.“Mhm, yeah. Tell Ekko I’ll be on with him later for our game night. Love ya sis!” Powder turned off the headset and pulled it off, smiling up at Caitlyn before blowing a bubble with her gum. “Thanks, Caitlyn. I appreciate you letting me chat with her.”“Oh it’s no problem. Did you have a nice talk?”“Yeah! It was good…” Powder bit her lip, eyes drifting to the top of Caitlyn’s desk for a moment.Caitlyn tilted her head. “Something wrong?”“No no just…” Powder pulled up her knees and crossed her arms over them, offering Caitlyn an apologetic smile.  “Listen, my sister is smart. Like, crazy intelligent. She doesn’t showboat it but she was reading Shakespear when she was like, ten.” Caitlyn frowned, unsure where this was going. Powder blew another bubble and offered Caitlyn a rather knowing look. “But she’s also really f@ck@ng stupid.”That took Caitlyn by surprise. It made absolutely no sense at all. Her lips parted to ask Powder what she could possibly mean but before so much as a word could be uttered, Powder shot up out of her desk chair, smacked Caitlyn lightly on the shoulder with a “Later toots” and sauntered away. Leaving Caitlyn with far more questions than answers. As per usual.“What did Powder bring you this time?” Vi asked as Caitlyn pulled her headset back over her ears.Powder always brought Caitlyn some sort of snack or a trinket for her desk when she came to chat with Vi. First it was the photo of Vi, then a bag of goldfish crackers, then a metal sculpture that looked similar to the figurine of Chowder that Caitlyn kept on her desk. Caitlyn wasn’t sure why she did it. She asked once and Powder said something about the alchemist’s law of equivalent exchange. Caitlyn didn’t bother asking again. “A milkshake. It was quite delicious.”“Awe d@mn, from Jericho’s? He makes the best milkshakes. What flavor did she bring?”“Mint chocolate chip.”Vi made a gagging noise over the line. “C’mon, not you too.”Caitlyn frowned, crossing her arms and feigning offence. “And just what do you mean by that?”“Mint chocolate chip? That’s Powder’s favorite and I just don’t get it, man. That sh@t tastes like toothpaste.”“It certainly does not. I’ll have you know it is also my favorite.”“Of course it is.” Caitlyn could practically hear the eye roll.“Well alright if you’re such a milkshake connoisseur, what’s your favorite flavor?”“Peanut butter and banana of course.”It was Caitlyn’s turn to make a disgusted face. “You are joking, right?”“Not even a little. Packed with protein and delicious. You should know I have excellent taste when it comes to sweet things.”“Oh do you? Like what?”“Like you.”There it was again. Caitlyn uncrossed her arms and glowered down at her hands now resting in her lap. She didn’t understand Vi’s logic in the slightest. Here Caitlyn was being practically tormented by her desires and confusion and Vi was just shamelessly flirting like it was nothing.Caitlyn simply couldn’t let it slide this time. It was eating her up too f@ck@ng much. She sighed and wrapped her arms around herself, unable to prevent the fleeting thoughts of wishing it were Vi’s strong arms instead. “Why do you do that?”There was a beat and then genuine confusion in Vi’s response. “Do what?”“Flirt with me.”“Oh, uh.” Vi hesitated, the soft scratch of her rustling her hair crackling through Caitlyn’s headset as she contemplated her reply. “I guess because it’s fun and I like the way you react. It- I don’t know, why wouldn’t I want to flirt with a woman as beautiful and fun as you?” Vi chuckled awkwardly. Caitlyn stubbornly ignored the heat in her cheeks and the little known fact that Vi still has not seen what she looks like. “Why do you ask?”“I don’t know, I suppose I just want to understand.” Caitlyn wouldn’t have questioned it a few weeks ago, but the things Vi says and does seem to be all over the place lately and it was becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. She shrugged “You’re not interested in me so I guess I just don’t see the point.”“Who said I wasn’t interested in you?”Caitlyn swore she could feel the ground shake below her feet. Vi had said it so casually, like one may speak about the weather. It seemed she had no inkling of just how torn up Caitlyn has been wondering if her astronaut felt anything toward her over these last weeks. She was beginning to understand what Powder had meant earlier. “But… I thought that…”Vi offered another shaky laugh. It was shy sounding, Caitlyn might even think it cute if she weren’t seconds away from offering Vi a verbal grenade of frustration. “Caitlyn I think I’ve made it pretty obvious.”Caitlyn thought back on everything once more. Admittedly she did think it was obvious at first, but then Vi had left abruptly after they crossed a proverbial sexual boundary and encouraged Caitlyn to seek companionship elsewhere. Why would she have done either of those things if she claimed to be interested?“But you know I… I’m up here so…”Oh. That was why.“Right. Yes, you are.” Not for the first time, Caitlyn felt like an absolute moron. She hadn’t even considered the possibility of their distance being a problem for Vi. It was so inconsequential to her in regards to the magnitude of her feelings that she had assumed the same for her astronaut, but it seemed that wasn’t the case.Caitlyn buried her face in her palms, willing the ground to swallow her whole. This information was most definitely eye opening, but it didn’t completely solve her gay dilemma.So Vi wasn’t uninterested, but that still didn’t mean she necessarily had the same feelings for Caitlyn.Caitlyn sucked a deep breath in and out, somehow managing to keep the shaking from her voice as she found it once more. “What would you do if you weren’t?”Vi paused. “If I weren’t… in space?”Caitlyn simply hummed in affirmation.There was a long stretch of silence. Caitlyn was on the edge of her seat, hoping that she could finally get some d@mned answers out of Vi.Her astronaut spoke softly, indecisive as always. “I don’t know, Caitlyn.” Yeah, Caitlyn wasn’t sure what she had expected. She wasn’t necessarily disappointed in Vi’s response, but it didn’t help much. “What would you want me to do?”Caitlyn didn’t really need to think about it. She knew what she wanted. Vi’s touch, the softness of their lips moving against one another, to be able to look into the bluish grey of her eyes and get lost as one would among the stars. It was too much to put into words. “A lot of things.” Is what she settled on saying. It may have come out a little seductively. Oops.Vi groaned and Caitlyn could hear a soft thunk followed by a curse under the astronaut’s breath. Caitlyn didn’t know what any of it meant, but she felt as though she may have pushed a little too hard. She didn’t have the answers that she had desperately sought, but she didn’t want to torment her astronaut either.“Vi?”“Yeah?”“I just… I wanted to say I’m sorry. About the other day.”Caitlyn held her breath as she waited for Vi to respond. The nerves were eating at her, the usual butterflies feeling more like a school of fish flopping around unpleasantly, making her feel sick, but she just couldn’t hold it in any longer.Of course Vi would respond with the utmost gentle tone, soothing Caitlyn in a near instant. “You don’t have to apologize for that, Caitlyn.”“No, I do. I shouldn’t have lashed out at you.” She rubbed at her upper arms and glanced longingly at the framed photo on her desk. “I’ve just… I've been overwhelmed with emotions lately and in that moment all I could manifest was frustration. But all you’ve been is supportive, kind, and selfless. You didn’t deserve that.”There had never been so many drawn out beats in their conversation before. It’s like the two were walking on glass, tiptoeing around what it was they really wanted to say or how to brooch what they felt.Vi scoffed. “I’m not as selfless as you’d think.” The words were spoken so quietly that Caitlyn wasn’t even sure she heard right. She couldn’t have.Caitlyn frowned. “What do you mean?”“Nevermind. I shouldn’t have said that.”This wasn’t right. Vi was nothing but selfless and forgiving. Caitlyn’s own desires and emotions be damned, this was no longer about her and her potentially unreciprocated feelings. This was about Vi. This new air of self deprecation simply did not sit right with Caitlyn. There was very clearly something bothering her astronaut. So, yeah, Caitlyn would shelve her own desires for the time being. She would do anything for Vi.She found herself offering the very thing she had thrown in Vi’s face a few days ago, pushing past the pang of guilt that came along with it. “Vi… you know you can talk to me, too. I’ll understand.”Vi sighed. “I know, Caitlyn. Believe me I want to but…  I’m sorry just, not yet. I will. I promise, but I just don’t have the words right now.”Caitlyn pulled her knees up and hugged them, her gaze still fixated on the portrait of Vi on her desk. She wanted nothing more than to bring that smile back, to take all of Vi’s insecurities and wipe them away.“Then I’ll wait.” She said with the utmost care she could muster.Vi groaned. “You need to stop saying that.”“Why?”Caitlyn focused on the steady rhythm of Vi’s breathing, using it to ground herself as she waited.“I can’t.” Vi whispered.It hurt Caitlyn to hear her astronaut this way. It hurt to know she couldn’t do anything else at that moment, but she understood. Just as she promised Vi she would.“Okay.” Caitlyn offered a small smile, knowing Vi couldn’t see it, but hoping her astronaut would hear it in her voice.This was a difficult path for them to tread, Caitlyn could feel it in her heart and soul. Still, she felt hopeful that Vi would find what it is she needed to say and until then, Caitlyn would wait.She’d always wait for Vi. ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ 
  Time Elapsed: 228 DaysTime Remaining: 137 Days
 “You wanted to see me, chief?”“Yes, come on in, Caitlyn.” Vander smiled politely, gesturing to the chair across from where he sat at his desk as Caitlyn entered the office. She took a seat and shyly brushed off the tops of her dark brown slacks, folding her fingers together elegantly atop her legs thereafter. She couldn’t help the formality. Caitlyn loved having Vander as a boss and he’d never made her uncomfortable, but she had felt so discombobulated lately over a certain pink haired astronaut she had fallen for and, well, he happened to be said astronaut’s father.“So, I imagine you’ve noticed quite a change to your schedule this week.”Caitlyn nodded. “Yes, I have an overnight shift on Wednesday evening and the rest of Thursday off.”“Always on top of things. I admire that about you.” The compliment broke a bit of the tension in Caitlyn’s posture. She found herself relaxing a bit into the worn leather seat beneath her. “Overnight shifts aren’t so bad around here. We require them every once in a while depending on what maintenance tasks are being performed that evening. We’ll be rebooting a few systems on Wednesday night and Vi will need to remain online in case any errors occur.”“I see, so I need to stay online with her?”Vander waved her off with a shake to his head. “You won’t be expected to stay on comms the entire night. That’s why we added those bunks below the desk, so you can get some shuteye if you need to. There’s a roll down metal privacy screen attached to the underside of your desk as well. We had Powder make them soundproof at Mylo’s request so that the entire city doesn’t get woken up by Claggor’s snoring. So you’ll have as much privacy as you need.”Caitlyn giggled at the notion. “I assure you I’m quite a silent sleeper myself, although I appreciate the thoroughness.”“Well we want you to be as comfortable as possible so feel free to bring anything you need from home.”Caitlyn pursed her lips. “Now that you mention it, I do have a cat…”Vander laughed. “Hey, it’s fine by me but I can’t guarantee Powder won’t kidnap the creature should she be around.”“Hm, perhaps not then.” Caitlyn found herself smiling along with Vander’s bark of laughter. She’d really won the world’s greatest boss lottery.“Now then, how’s Vi doing?”Caitlyn’s smile abruptly fell from her lips. “Oh, um. She’s good.”Vander’s brow furrowed. Caitlyn really was a terrible liar. “Something the matter?”“Well…” Caitlyn fidgeted a bit. She wasn’t about to out her and Vi’s situation and she certainly wasn’t going to confess her feelings to the woman’s dad. However, a bit of fatherly advice and some insight couldn’t hurt. “I’m just- I’m struggling a bit with her lately. Sometimes she acts so nonchalant about things but other times I just can’t read her. It’s like she’s keeping something bottled up and forcing a smile and I just don’t understand why.”Vander listened intently, nodding his head as Caitlyn finished and drumming his large fingers against the desk, staring off in thought. Caitlyn hoped she hadn’t said anything to offend him.“I care very deeply about her.” She added, staring down at her hands and steadying her breath to avoid the blush crawling up her neck. “I don’t want to push her. I just… I wish I knew how to help.”Vander sighed, but he didn’t seem perturbed. There was a deep look of understanding in his warm gaze as it found Caitlyn’s.“Vi has an inherently selfless and protective nature.” The man leaned forward on his desk, smiling fondly as he spoke of his daughter. “She’ll do anything to facilitate the happiness of those she loves but in doing so often neglects her own feelings. Then when it inevitably all comes to a head, she’s left unsure of how to deal with her emotions. She doesn’t know what the right path is so she becomes lost in her attempt to navigate it. Sometimes it results in the wrong decision being made and she really beats herself up over it. She stumbles but she does get there eventually. I know it can be frustrating, but have some faith in her to find her way, yeah?”Caitlyn could tell where Vi gets her intuitive nature from. She hadn’t told Vander any details of the issues they were having and yet he seemed to hit the nail directly on its proverbial head.“Yes.” She nodded mostly to herself and rubbed at her forearms, feeling worlds better having gotten this perspective.“Told you she was a handful.” Vander grinned, raising his eyebrows at Caitlyn. She let a nervous laugh bubble out in response. “The trick with her is knowing when she needs you to back off, and when she needs a swift kick out the door.”Caitlyn frowned. “How will I know which she needs?”“Intuition.” He shrugged, leaning back into his chair. “I’m afraid it depends on the context of the issue you’re having but you’re smart, Caitlyn. You’ve done wonders with Vi so far, I know you’ll figure it out.”Caitlyn wasn’t sure why, but she felt her eyes sting with unshed tears. Perhaps it was because she was grateful. Not just for Vander’s empathy toward her, but for his presence in Vi’s life. It brought her great comfort to know the person she cared for the most had such a tremendous support system of a family.“Thank you, chief.” She smiled, pushing past the tears threatening her waterline.“Call me Vander, kiddo.”It was a wonder she managed not to cry at that moment. She simply nodded, let out an exasperated breath and offered the man a wider smile.“Thank you, Vander.” ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ 
  Time Elapsed: 230 DaysTime Remaining: 135 Days
 “Houston, you up?”Caitlyn was settled down into her sleeping cot for her overnight shift with a book in her hands and the privacy screen closed. A pleasant soft light filling the space from the fairy lights she had hung along the wall.  She closed her book and slid on the headset that was laying next to her, tapping the button on the side to speak. “Yes, I’m here.”“Hey, cupcake.”Vi’s voice was soft, almost somber even. Given how enthusiastic the astronaut usually was, Caitlyn could immediately tell something was off. “Everything alright?”Vi hesitated and then sighed softly. “You alone?”“Yes, I’m in my bunk with the screen shut.”“Hm. Can I ask you something?”Caitlyn frowned, slightly concerned. “Of course, always.”There was another long beat of silence. Whatever Vi had on her mind, it didn’t seem easy to get out.“What do you do when you’re pent up?”Caitlyn stopped breathing. Ordinarily she would respond with a sarcastic quip that went along with their banter but this was different. This wasn’t Vi’s usual flirtatious antics. She seemed genuinely curious and… frustrated.Caitlyn made sure the privacy screen was well secured before she responded quietly. “You mean sexually?”Vi inhaled deeply. “Yeah.”“Well… I don’t know. I suppose-“ She closed her eyes, willing down the frantic pace of her heartbeat. “I suppose exercise? That usually helps me loosen up. Gets rid of that… feeling.”“And when that doesn’t work?”Caitlyn bit her lip, carefully considering her answer. She could shut this down, put up a boundary. She could let Vi deal with this on her own and not get involved, knowing full well her astronaut wouldn’t fault her for it.And yet, she didn’t want to.She began to feel it too. That itch, that spark of excitement below that pushed her to speak. “Then I give into it.”Vi’s voice was thick with want and desperation all in one word. “How?”“You… you want the details?”A pause. “Yeah. I do.”Caitlyn hesitated, her voice timid. “And you won’t run away this time?”“No.” Vi’s answer was immediate, firm. “I’m not going anywhere.”She breathed out slowly, her bunk suddenly feeling far too hot.“I like to take my time with myself.” She closed her eyes, imagining the scene in her mind to describe it the best she could for Vi. “I start slow, dragging my fingertips up my bare stomach and to my chest.” There was a shaky exhale over the line, a soft rustling as Caitlyn continued. “I like to tease myself softly at first, gentle rubs against my nipples until I can’t take it anymore. Then I’ll pinch and pull at them, imagining it’s a woman’s lips and teeth instead.”“F@ck, Cait.”Caitlyn exhaled shakily. The nickname sending a shiver straight down her spine. “I’m sorry, is that- was that too much? I can stop-”“No. Please… please tell me more.” Vi sounded wrecked already, so much desperation and pleading laced within her words.Caitlyn threw her head back against the pillow, thighs rubbing together for any sort of friction. “I like to lightly trace my fingers down and brush them against the front of my undergarments. I leave them on for a bit, there’s just… just something so sexy about touching yourself over the silk, making it as wet as you can before finally moving them aside to slip your fingers in.”The sound of Vi’s heavy breath over the line was encouraging, pushing Caitlyn to utter things she’d never said aloud before. Driving her to be the perfect fantasy for her astronaut.“I’ll do that for a bit, just languidly slide one finger in and out before I remove the silk altogether. Then I spread myself wide open. Sometimes… sometimes I do it in front of a mirror.”“Yeah?” Vi finally broke her silence, what was once neediness in her voice replaced with a carnal desire that sent shivers all throughout Caitlyn’s body. “You like to watch yourself?”Caitlyn’s mouth felt bone dry, she swallowed and nearly damn whimpered in reply. “Yes.”“I’d like to see you spread in front of a mirror.” Caitlyn did let out a small whimper this time, her fingers absentmindedly finding their way to the warmth between her legs, gently stroking over her sweats. “I’d sit behind you, gently stroking up the insides of your thighs, sucking at your neck and dragging my tongue along any inch of you I could.”“Vi…”“I’d- f@ck- I’d spend so long making you watch me trace my fingers over every part of your body, except for where you need it.”“Why not?” It was Caitlyn who now sounded wrecked, her voice broken and needy.“Because I’d make you beg for it.”“Sh@t.” Caitlyn hissed, her fingers slipping underneath the waistband of her sweats and underwear. The shuffling was picked up over the mic, because of course it was.“What are you doing, Caitlyn?”She froze, the frantic pace of her heartbeat driving her breath out in short puffs. “I… I need to…”“What did I just say?”Caitlyn groaned, her fingers so close to where she needed them to be.“Caitlyn.”“Yes?”“Beg for it.”“Please-“ Caitlyn breathed out, her hips twitching desperately for some friction, some relief. “Please Violet. I’m so- so wet for you. I need to touch myself please.“Vi moaned hungrily and Caitlyn could hear a soft wet sound, like Vi was licking her lips. “Good girl. Slowly, yeah? Just… rub some circles on your cl@t.”“Yes-“ Caitlyn whispered, finally closing the distance to what she needed. Doing as she was told and very slowly rubbing her fingertips in circles.“Does it feel good baby?”“Yes- god yes.” Caitlyn’s teeth sunk into her bottom lip, her back arching slightly against the sleeping pad.“Wish I could see it, how wet you are for me.” Vi murmured softly, Caitlyn had never heard her voice so low before, so unbelievably temping and laced with pure l@st. “Wish I could taste it. Have you dripping down my chin, only coming up to lick into your mouth and have you taste yourself on my tongue.“Caitlyn let a low whine escape her throat, her fingers inadvertently moving faster. “Yes I- I want that. I want your head between my thighs. Wanna ride your tongue, it’s all I’ve thought about when…” She paused, knowing full well she’d admitted too much, but Vi wasn’t going to let it go.“When what, Cait? Say it.”“When I touched myself at home.” She whispered, her hips now grinding up into her palm. “When I came on my fingers with your name on my lips.”“F@ck, when was this?”“A- about two weeks ago. After that date…”Vi sucked in a breath. “You went on a date with another girl and then went home and came thinking about me?”“Yes.” It was too much. Tears of overstimulation prickling at the outer corners of Caitlyn’s eyes. “I didn’t want her. I don’t want anyone else I- I just want you.”There was a pause, filled only with the increase of Vi’s breath over the line.“Violet please-“ Caitlyn whimpered.“F@ck yourself on your fingers for me.”“Yes- yes…” Caitlyn reached down further and sunk two fingers deep into herself, twisting and curling them in the way that she liked. She was absolutely soaked and if it weren’t for the fact that she was still wearing her sweats, she was sure the sound would be obscene. She let out soft continuous whimpers into the mic and ended up clapping a hand down over her mouth out of fear of being discovered.“No.” Vi breathed out, her own voice wobbling slightly, like she too was shaking while getting herself off. “Don’t do that, I want to hear you. Wanna know what sound you make when you c@m.”“I- I can’t be too loud.” Caitlyn whispered, climbing higher and higher to the edge.“I know. God if I was there though, I’d make you be loud. Would- would f@ck you so good you’d be screaming my name.”Caitlyn was so close. She could feel her core tightening, that familiar tingling sensation building. She just needed one more thing to reach the edge…“Vi?”“Yeah?”“Are you- are you also…”“Yeah, baby. I am.”She moaned softly at the thought of Vi touching herself, her muscular arm moving in quick strokes, abs flexing as she slid her fingers in and out.“I wish it were my tongue inside you instead.” Caitlyn whispered. “God I- I’d be on my knees for you for hours. Letting you pull at my hair and using my tongue for your own pleasure…”“Sh@t, oh my god Caitlyn.”“I- I’m so close Vi.” Her fingers picked up a frantic pace, pushing and pulling rapidly, hips twitching and thighs shaking. “Want to c@m for you. Please please let me…”“F@ck you’re so good. C@m for me, baby.”Vi was the one in space, but Caitlyn swore she could finally see stars. She let out a desperate gasp as she came, Violet’s name a whimper on her lips as her body trembled with the force of her climax.“Sound so beautiful, Cait. Just like I knew you would.” Vi murmured.“Your turn.” Caitlyn breathed out. “Gonna- gonna lick my fingers clean, taste myself and imagine it’s you instead. God I wish I could have your c@m on my lips, Violet. I’d be so good- such a good little sl@t for you…”Vi cried out Caitlyn’s name as she came, a delicious cacophony of moans and whimpers following as she came down from her high. The sound of their breath mingled over the line, adrenaline pulsing hotly through Caitlyn’s veins and the loud thrum of her heartbeat filling the now chilling silence of her bunk.“Oh my god.” Caitlyn whispered.“Yeah.” Vi seemed just as shell shocked.“I- I can’t believe I just did that at work.”“I can’t believe I just did that in space.”“What, you’ve never cum in space before?”“Well sure, but not like that.”Despite herself, Caitlyn laughed. Vi chimed in as well and the two took a moment to bask in the post @rg@sm euphoria. As the endorphins wore off though, Caitlyn was left with an empty feeling. The inevitable reality of her solitude weighing heavily on her heart.“I wish I could feel you…” She whispered, turning to lay on her side and closing her eyes to imagine Vi there in front of her. “I wish I could feel the warmth in your touch, the soft strands of your hair, the firmness of your muscles beneath my fingertips. I just- I want to feel that you’re real.”Vi was very quiet. If it weren’t for the soft puffs of her breath then Caitlyn would have assumed she had gone offline.“Say something.” Caitlyn pleaded. “Please.”Her astronaut took a few steadying breaths. Caitlyn waited. She’d always wait.“I’m sorry.” Vi ended up saying, a desperate yearning to her words. “I’m so sorry, Cait. I’d trade all of this to be there right now… you know I would.”“Yes.” Caitlyn breathed out. “I know.”More silence passed between the two, although no longer an uncomfortable one. The tension was thick with a mutual longing, an understanding of the joys having finally let themselves go, releasing the tension they had tiptoed around for weeks and yet it simply not being enough. So many things still left unsaid between them.Caitlyn could feel herself drifting off, a soft yawn spreading her lips apart where she lay basking in the warmth of her pleasure.“You should get some sleep.”Caitlyn frowned. “Don’t wanna. Wanna stay with you.”Vi chuckled fondly. Caitlyn wished she could feel her astronaut’s touch against her cheek. “I’ll be here when you wake up.”“Promise?”“Yeah.” Vi whispered, so much care laced into her words. “I promise.”Caitlyn hummed, thinking back on her own promise she had made to Vi after the space walk. That she’d be here when Vi returned. She would keep it. She knew Vi would do the same.She hadn’t even realized she’d fallen asleep, her mental depiction of Vi blending seamlessly into the one of her subconscious mind. Vi was in front of her, smiling, looking over Caitlyn with an awed sense of devotion. Caitlyn returned the sentiment, the two locked together in a bubble of bliss. Vi slowly lifted her hand, reaching out to Caitlyn, intent on stroking her fingertips down Caitlyn’s cheek like she’d wanted earlier. She was so close to feeling Vi’s warmth, to finally giving in to what she had craved, longed for all these months.But then a black hole opened under Vi’s feet, dragging her down and down into a murky abyss beyond Caitlyn’s reach. Caitlyn tried to scream, to reach out and meet Vi’s extended grasp and pull her back in, but she couldn’t. Their fingertips just barely missed one another.And Vi was gone.A sharp, shrill screech let out into the air.Caitlyn’s eyes flew open to find the underside of her desk. Her heart began to pound in a frantic rhythm, matching the piercing sound echoing around her.Because that part wasn’t a dream. The blaring tune washed over Caitlyn and turned her blood cold. She had really thought it was a part of her subconscious at first, but no.That sound could only be the very real siren of the emergency alarm.
  
  

    
      
        
        
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