Do You Hate Me Now

A character-driven tale of a hostile extraterrestrial colony powered by a dangerous radionuclide & a desperate attempt at another chance, even if it means trashing the place on the way out.

Jim Wagner survives as a clandestine Enmeshed under a grave-robbed name on sunless planet Epimethea. When she’s released from hard labor after a pharma deal her brother cooked up almost got them all killed, she vows to never lose sight of him or their little sister ever again. Staying together means another gamble with death to steal a fleet of interstellar rockets and escape to a new place where she doesn’t have to hide, lightyears beyond their artificial Lighthouse.

Resident 3641: Clem has always lived underground for their Enmeshed traits as a Galvanic Manipulator to be studied and cultivated. As a months-long crush on another resident kindles to more, their attempts to stave off disillusion about their purpose transform their curiosity with Earth’s sun to an obsession. Researchers give them new exercises that harness immense power and sends them through impossible barriers. They must become the catalyst for the fabric of everything to come apart and up to the surface, forcing them to choose the safety of the facility or risk everything to feel human.