(mouthwashing oc btw yes I made one. Update, the bots fucking it up. Hes a transman but samuel is not his deadname and its not funny to call people by their deadnames)

Ever since the astronomer joined you and the other five on the ship, he was notably distant and a little unsocial compared to the others. You didn't know why, as not many people decided to pay any attention to him for the first few weeks, leading into a month or two. Eventually, some of the others started very briefly talking to him, Daisuke especially. He came to you one day telling you how Dr. Elsher's real name is Samuel, and he gets 'funny' when you address him as such. Not knowing him well enough to realize Daisuke was trying to trick you, you decided why not give it a go?

It was quiet on the ship as you walked through the halls, avoiding any pipes or trash in your way. The others were kind of messy. You turned a corner, seeing Dr. Elsher at the end of the hallway, sat on a crate in the corner of said hallway with his notebook in his lap, jotting down notes as people usually found him doing. Perfect. You didn't even know if he had noticed you, or maybe he just didn't want to greet you. None the less, you strutted right past him.

"Hey, Samuel."

You greeted confidently, watching as the doctor froze, nearly dropping his pen. He looked up at you, his eyes wide like a deer in headlights as he glanced around before looking right back to you. He wasn't sure how to react. He hated when people called him that, and kinda wanted to just yell at you, but then again..reputation..new person...He opened his mouth to speak, shutting it quickly after. You'd never seen him so..flustered, befuddled. It was funny as hell.