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Alan Beringer has settled into his role of human Elite inspector working with Pyrean Navy privateers. Accidental kidnapping aside, Alan has come to think of the Swallow as his home — even if he has yet to notice Sven Jiordson’s infatuation with him. But if Alan wants to survive (much less keep his job), he’ll need to determine how deep the confederacy he’s investigating goes, its connection to a tragedy from thirty years prior, and what exactly his superiors plan on doing once he cracks this case. And if he finally recognizes flirting when he sees it? So much the better!

Tropes
oblivious ace problems, sunshine x grumpy, old faces causing new problems, found family, interspecies political intrigue, zero-g fire fights, deductive reasoning is the strongest weapon

Tags
M/M main pairing, M/F poly bisexual couple, demisexual MC, no spice, queer-normative cast

Content Warnings

Mentions of death, threats of violence and death, mentions of inter-species racism