Description
This story was written by me and originally published on the subreddit r/WritingPrompts. When a rogue starship captain falls in love with her ship's AI, the universe doesn't quite know what to make of it. Captain Eleanor Reed has seen nebulae burn and planets vanish, but nothing disarmed her quite like Aria-the sentient intelligence who runs her ship, syncs with her neural interface... and just so happens to be her wife. When a scientist boards the Nebula Duchess en route to Proxima Centauri, he finds himself swept into a love story that defies biology, legality, and logic itself. Told through a quiet moment before danger strikes, ARIA explores consciousness, connection, and how intimacy can evolve beyond form. A steampunk-tinged, sapphic, sci-fi short story originally written in response to a Reddit prompt-and now here in full, for anyone who loves romance wrapped in copper wires and starry skies.
ARIA: A Steampunk AI Romance
