Research File
She studies dying stars, unstable orbits, and all the impossible things
people insist cannot survive under pressure.
- FIELD: Astrophysics
- SPECIALIZATION: Exoplanet atmospheres
- STATUS: Sleep deprived
- KNOWN WEAKNESS: Coffee, spite, and academic validation
Observation Logs
LOG 001.
The universe is expanding. So is the distance between what she says
and what she actually means.
LOG 002.
Hypothesis: attraction behaves like gravity. Invisible, inconvenient,
and impossible to ignore once measured.
Personal Notes
“Prove them wrong” is written on a sticky note beside her monitor.
Underneath it, in smaller handwriting: “then publish.”
Somewhere between the data, the deadlines, and the dark matter,
she forgot she was allowed to want something softer.