There’s a strange weight behind the words that Taemin doesn’t understand, doesn’t want to understand, not yet. All he cares about in this moment is the way Jongin is looking at him with bright eyes, the same eyes that had captivated him before.

When a surveying spacecraft, Pledis 17, is struck down by a mysterious energy pulse near Planet 4546B, it leads to a crash-land on the surface of the unknown planet. Research team leader Wonwoo Jeon awakens terrified and alone inside the cramped confines of life pod five with a concussion and the sinking realization that he may be the sole survivor—until a familiar voice crackles to life on the radio transmitter: [ “I repeat, this is Pledis 17’s exploration team leader Soonyoung Kw

sana and momo. sort of talking about it but not really.