The smell of fresh cut grass hit him first -- probably because his face was buried against the earth, Saito realized, as he moved his neck and felt the grass brush against his cheek. His body felt off, like his legs weren’t quite connected to his torso. Light filtered through his eyelids -- which felt completely wrong.

( I apologize ahead of time for triggers. Saito's not a pleasant character. )

If you are reading Stellar for the first time, here are the previous chapters:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11Jasmine and Saito walked down the street in silence, both of them taking a moment to observe their surroundings. Jasmine tried to place just where, exactly, she was, landmarks starting to become more than just eerily familiar. ( Read more... )

If you are reading Stellar for the first time, here are the previous chapters:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10Jasmine frowned to herself, staring out at the vast expanse of space before them. She tried not to think about how all of this was downright impossible. Tried not to think that a mere train shouldn’t be able to travel at speeds fast ( Read more... )