V.M. Ayala
Escape Pod
2023
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Emotional Resonance By V.M. Ayala Arbor’s favorite part of a mission was always the first view of a planet. Even after seven hundred years of being a giant robot, it never got old. Green and blue clouds churned over purple seas, imposing storms that...
Space OperaTrans IdentityHopeful
Content warnings 2
deathviolence
V.M. Ayala
Lightspeed
2026
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Green Plumed Orbital Line A; viridis metamorphos A Common sighting; Flies along the forty-fifth latitude every 12 minutes Traveler’s addendum: Last functional line along a northern latitude; southern latitudes TBD My crawler runs out of energy as I reach...
Climate FictionRedemptionPost Apocalyptic
Content warnings 1
abuse
V.M. Ayala
Lightspeed
2026
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The only sound Zero heard in their helmet was their own hyperventilating and the gentle pings from their pegasus. > waiting . . . > waiting . . . > communication received > confirmation of countdown initiation: 30 seconds
Science FantasyRevengeDeep Space
Content warnings 3
deathgoreviolence
V.M. Ayala
Lightspeed
2026
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They didn’t want either of us to live this long. Sucks for them—we’re good at living in spite. We’re good at surviving, at fighting, at never stopping. Today is the last day we exist in spite of Command, but it’s also just another day that ends in y . Most...