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Buck steps closer, takes the knife from Eddie’s hand, the movement careful and gentle, and sets it aside. “Hey,” he tilts his head into Eddie’s line of sight. “What’s going on?” “You know that thing that’s been going around, about the sun?” “The dimming thing? Eddie, that’s–” “It’s not,” he cuts him off right away. “The sun is losing output, we have data. And not gradually, not in a way that gives us centuries – we’re talking a decade. Two, tops.” Buck leans his hip against the counter beside him, crosses his arms over his chest. “…okay.” “There’s a team that’s been on it and they think they have a lead on a solution. They need someone to go out there and retrieve whatever the thing is and bring it back.” “Why are you telling me this?” “It’s going to be a three person crew. A scientist, an engineer, and someone to fly the ship.” The silence sits around Eddie’s neck, drawing tighter with every second that passes. He can see the moment the realization darkens Buck’s eyes. “And that someone is you.” Eddie leaves for what everyone believes is a one-way mission to save the Sun. Or, a loose project Hail Mary AU.

Fics like dead reckoning

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