#rocket x gnreader

gn!reader | space party drugs | drug dealer/drug artisan Rocket | performance enhancing iykyk | 18+ pleassseee

Ahh yet another drug fic to add to my collection lmao let a girl live. (I can’t help myself lol former weekend warrior ya know) (ΦωΦ) Re upload!! I think T*mblr is censoring me and my drug fantasy with rocket lmao?? (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀)

Rocket doesn’t sell escapism, he sells stamina. There’s a difference — and anyone who’s ever chased a chemical halo and crashed hard enough to taste their own regrets knows it.

Most party drugs on the circuit promise fireworks and deliver burnout—thirty minutes of glittering invincibility followed by dehydration, jaw tension, and a comedown that feels like being emotionally mugged. Rocket hates inefficiency. He hates sloppy chemistry. He hates anything that fizzles out before the job’s done.

So he engineered something better.

He calls it Overdrive.

“Branding’s important,” he told you once, perched on a crate in the cargo bay that he’s illegally converted into a lab. “You don’t call it ‘Extended Neuro-Physiological Performance Enhancer.’ You call it somethin’ that sounds like it’ll ruin your life in a fun way.”

You leaned against the doorway, watching him calibrate a centrifuge that was definitely not meant to exist outside a regulated facility.

“And what does it do?” you asked.

He shot you a sideways look. “You’ve heard the rumors.”

You had.

Whispers moving through upper-ring pleasure dens and subterranean clubs carved into asteroid belts. A pill that didn’t just heighten sensation—but removed the body’s quit button. A compound that stabilised energy output, prevented fatigue buildup, kept muscles from locking and lungs from burning.

You could dance for hours.

You could fuck for hours.

You wouldn’t fade halfway through the night.

You wouldn’t need a break.

“You try it yourself?” you asked.

He scoffed. “You think I’d sell something I didn’t test?”

“That wasn’t the question.”

His tail flicked, betraying him.

He didn’t answer, and that was answer enough.

—

The clientele for Overdrive isn’t subtle. Rocket doesn’t waste his time with dive bars. He delivers to places where the lighting is expensive and the walls are soundproofed to a degree that suggests either wealth or very creative legal teams.

Tonight’s drop is at a floating club in orbit around a dying blue star—glowing neon against cosmic ruin. The bass hums through the docking ramp as soon as you step outside.

You didn’t plan on coming, you told yourself you were just bored. Rocket didn’t argue with you though, he likes when you watch him work.

The hostess greets him like a minor deity. Credits transfer in silence. A sleek black case changes hands.

“You’re trending,” she murmurs. “Half the VIP floor’s requesting your batch specifically.”

“Course they are,” he replies, smug. “Nobody likes to tap out.”

You feel that line settle somewhere low in your stomach.

Inside, the club pulses with heat. Bodies everywhere. Sweat-slicked skin under violet light. Laughter that’s a little too loud, movements that are a little too deliberate.

But it’s not chaos, that’s the difference. No one looks fried, no one looks glassy and vacant. They look alive.

A couple stumbles past you, grinning, tugging each other toward a private corridor. A woman spins on the dance floor without losing rhythm, three partners rotating in seamlessly as if they’ve rehearsed it.

“They’ll be at it till sunrise,” Rocket mutters, pleased. “No cramps. No dehydration crash. No muscle fatigue.”

“You sound proud,” you say.

“I am.”

You watch him in profile—the sharp set of his jaw, the gold glint in his eyes as he surveys the room like a craftsman admiring his handiwork.

“You’re not just selling sex,” you say quietly.

“Nah.” He smirks. “I’m sellin’ endurance.”

He finally looks at you fully then, gaze slow.

“You interested in a demo?”

Your pulse jumps “You offering free samples now?” you ask.

“Only to premium clients.”

You snort softly. “And what makes me premium?”

He steps closer, voice dropping under the bass thrum “You don’t look like someone who quits early.”

Heat creeps up your neck, you hate that he’s right.

—

Back on the ship, the case is lighter. Rocket flips one capsule between his claws while you sit cross-legged on the floor opposite him. It’s matte black, no shimmer, no theatrics.

“Not a sensory bomb,” he says, almost defensive. “It’s cleaner than that. Think of it as…unlocking reserve capacity.”

“That sounds ominous.”

“It’s efficient.”

You narrow your eyes. “Side effects?”

“Elevated heart rate. Increased oxygen efficiency. Delayed lactic acid buildup. Hormonal spike that doesn’t crash immediately.”

“And psychologically?”

He grins “Confidence.”

You roll your eyes. “That’s not a chemical property.”

“Sure it is.” He holds it out to you.

You don’t take it, instead you ask, “How long?”

“Couple hours, peak. Gentle taper.”

“And you?” You ask, hesitant.

He produces a second capsule from his vest.

“Thought you didn’t like to quit early,” he says, downing the capsule in one swift breath.

You take it from him in a huff, swallowing it without a second thought.

—

It doesn’t hit like a lightning strike. No spinning room, no immediate rush. It creeps.

A slow warmth in your chest. A steadying of breath. Your muscles feel lighter, looser—but not weak. Your body feels capable, like you’ve just stretched after a long rest.

Rocket studies you carefully.

“Stand up,” he says.

You do.

“Jump.”

You glare at him.

“C’mon, humor me.”

You bend your knees and spring upward. You land easily.

“No fatigue,” he notes.

You frown “I jumped once.”

“Do it again.”

You roll your eyes but comply. Again. And again. And again.

You should be winded by now, but you’re not. You feel no fatigue, no exhaustion, nothing of the sort. Your heart beats faster, yes—but steady.

You exhale slowly “Okay,” you admit. “That’s…interesting.”

He stands too. The space between you feels charged, but not because of overstimulated nerves. It’s something else, something steadier. A low, humming engine instead of a firework.

He steps closer, “How do you feel?” he asks.

“Like I could run laps around this ship.”

“Or?” he prompts.

You meet his gaze “Or not.”

His pupils darken. Not blown, not sloppy, but focused. Rocket doesn’t lunge, doesn’t crowd you like some overconfident idiot drunk on his own supply. He’s too controlled for that. Too aware of variables. Instead, he tilts his head slightly, assessing.

“Or not,” he repeats, voice lower now.

You’re aware of everything. The hum of the ship’s engines, the recycled air against your skin, the faint chemical tang of the lab equipment behind him, your pulse ticking steady and strong in your throat.

But there’s no jitter in your bones, no frantic edge, just capacity. You take a step closer towards him, not because you feel overwhelmed with it all, but because you don’t.

Your body feels primed—like it’s waiting for instruction. For resistance, or for something to push against.

Rocket’s tail flicks once, sharp. “That’s the endocrine spike,” he mutters, almost to himself. “Confidence amplification. Reduced inhibition without cognitive impairment.”

You arch a brow. “You narrating your own arousal now?”

His jaw tightens. “Professional observation.”

You click your tongue “Uh-huh.”

You circle him slowly, fingertips brushing the edge of the worktable as you pass, deliberately not touching him.

He tracks you with his eyes only. Predatory, but disciplined.

“You feel it too,” you say.

“Course I do.”

“And?”

“And it’s exactly what I engineered.”

There’s pride there. Heat. Control layered over something feral.

You stop in front of him again, bending down to meet eye level. Close enough that your breathing syncs without effort, close enough that if either of you leaned forward an inch—

—but you don’t.

No kissing.

This isn’t soft.

This is friction.

You place your palm flat against his chest. Not pushing him, just feeling him. His heart is steady, fast and strong. He doesn’t flinch, doesn’t grab you, doesn’t break.

“Told you,” he says quietly. “No burnout. No shaking hands. No sloppy impulse control.”

Your fingers slide slightly through the fabric of his vest, testing. He inhales slowly through his nose, trying to ground himself.

“And what about stamina?” you ask, voice softer now. Testing him the way he tested the centrifuge settings earlier.

His claws flex at his sides. “Muscle fibers won’t fatigue easy,” he replies. “Respiratory efficiency’s up. Recovery between exertion cycles is near immediate.”

You smile faintly “You always talk like that when you’re worked up?”

“I ain’t worked up.”

You drag your hand down stopping at his abdomen, finger slowly tracing at the fabric.

“Your tail’s giving you away.”

It flicks again. Harder.

He steps forward suddenly—not enough to trap you, but enough to reverse the power dynamic for half a second. Enough that your back brushes the edge of the table behind you.

His hands land on either side of you in his own professional restraint.

“You think this stuff makes me sloppy?” he asks, voice low and controlled.

“No.”

Your heart is racing now—but it feels sustainable. Like you could hold this pace for hours, like your body is humming instead of overheating.

“I think it makes you honest.”

Silence stretches. He leans in—just enough that you feel the warmth of him, the charge of his fur through fabric.

“You got any idea,” he murmurs, “how much self-control I’m usin’ right now?”

You hold his gaze “Probably the same amount I am.”

That does it. A slow grin curves his mouth, sharp and dangerous “Good,” he says.

One of his hands finally moves—down to your hip. Firm. Your body reacts instantly. Not weak or melting in a typical party drug fashion, but responsive.

You shift your weight deliberately against him, letting him feel that you’re not going anywhere. That you’re not overwhelmed, that you could keep this up all night.

His breathing deepens “Overdrive’s performin’ beautifully,” he mutters.

You let your fingers hook lightly into the front of his vest, pulling him the slightest fraction closer.

“Yeah,” you say. “It is.”

Neither of you rush.

That’s the point.

No frantic grabbing, no clumsy collision, just tension stretched tight as wire.

His thumb presses into your hip slightly harder, testing endurance. And when he finally leans back a fraction—just enough to create space again—it’s not retreat, it’s strategy.

“Couple hours at peak,” he reminds you quietly.

Your lips curve “Think you can handle that?”