the title was taken from gun's n' roses's song title.
contains a very subtle star trek (AOS) AU. feel free to correct any grammatical mistakes here.
"What are you gonna do with your life?"
The question came out as a whisper.
Momo lifted her gaze from the paper she had been reading since hours ago. For a brief moment she almost considered the whisper as no more than a wisp of air drifting through the air circulation, and barely paid attention whatsoever, but she caught Dell's gaze locked into hers.
Momo blinked. Did he just talk to her? She stopped rustling through the paper. "Sorry, I thought I missed your words. What was it you said?"
She lied.
Eventhough Dell barely let his voice out, Momo heard it loud and clear. Maybe because it was her ears. Maybe because it was her ability to hear even the slightest breeze of wind in a sunny day.
Or, maybe, because it was Dell speaking.
Dell did not squint his eyes. He remained silent, back slumped against the wall, his gaze lifeless but never leaving Momo's. Momo did not sense any threat coming from him, nor did she feel uneasy near him, and somehow it felt peculiar but still acceptable. It was like as if they had ever done this before. Which cleary, they had not.
He spoke in the same low voice, "What are you gonna do with your life, Officer?"
The glass wall that separated him from her never felt as thick as right now.
Momo wondered why.