astroxomist
Alex is used to keeping things under control - 30,000 feet above the ground, there's no room for doubt. As a newly certified air traffic controller, his calm voice and precise instructions keep planes moving and lives safe. But on the ground, things aren't so simple.
Living alone in a city he barely knows, Alex's world has narrowed to early mornings, endless coffee, and the distant comfort of a partner he hasn't seen in months. When a critical error in the tower threatens everything he's worked for, Alex is forced to confront not just the systems around him, but the separation he's allowed to grow - between him and his partner, his job and his identity, and the control he thought he had over it all.
Separation is a quiet, atmospheric story about pressure, distance, and the point at which silence becomes dangerous.