THE CRUCIBLE HAS FIRED. CHAPTER 4 IS UP!

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Genre: Sci-fi; Adventure, Angst, Heist, Fantasy

Pairings: ZB1 x OC

Synopsis: The crew of ZB1 travels the galaxy chasing money and dodging danger. But in a fractured galaxy haunted by war, they’ll find more than credits—love, betrayal, and the lingering ghosts of rebellion.

Word Count: 1.1K

A/N: This is a general info & character profile post for The Space In-Between, to help the world feel immersive 🌌

Preview / Masterlist / Prologue

🪐 WORLD INFO

The Great War: A galaxy-wide power struggle between merchants and royalty. Ended with the creation of the Intergalactic Planetary Council (IGPC).

IGPC: Council of planetary reps formed to avoid another galaxy war. Created the IGPF (Intergalactic Protection Force).

🛰️ IGPF Roles:

General: Council seat holders; galaxy-wide law authority.

Bounty Hunter: Capture criminals; failure results in a Mark of Death.

Assassin: Eliminates marked individuals.

Detective: Investigates sanctioned crimes.

Guard: Protects politicians.

Soldier: Executes orders from the IGPC.

Mark of Death: Symbol in a citizen's profile marking them as condemned.

Citizen Profile: Case file containing ID, class, job, history, origin planet, etc.

📊 Class System:

Royals – Treaty negotiators; untouchable by law.

Politicians – Elected planetary reps.

Benefactors – Resource-rich planet rulers.

Medical – Elite-approved healers with restricted access to tech.

Protection Force – Noble, emotionless enforcers.

Historians – Trackers of truth and lost archives.

Workers – Labor class, often enslaved or impoverished.

🌍 Types of Planets:

Sovereign: Ruled by Royals; peaceful.

Trade: Commerce hubs under IGPC.

Mining: Harsh merchant-run colonies.

🧑‍🚀 CREW PROFILES

🛸 Hanbin – Captain

Raised aboard various ships; separated from family young

Wants to keep the crew together

Desperate for reliable gigs to support them

🛡️ Jiwoong – Enforcer

Orphan, sold young and trained as an assassin

Bears scars from a brutal past

Still haunted by the girl he once loved and lost

👑 Zhang Hao – Runaway Royal

Fled from a mining-planet monarchy

Naïve about the galaxy's realities

Trying to find his place on the crew

📚 Matthew – Historian

Academic turned adventurer

Hunting for love—and ancient relics

Charming, observant, hopeless romantic

🩺 Taerae – Medic

Outlawed for illegal procedures done out of compassion

Seeks redemption while healing others

Stigmatized by authorities, but loved by the crew

🎭 Ricky – Distraction Specialist

Raised by courtesans; master of charisma

Flirts his way through danger

Essential to every heist plan

🖥️ Gyuvin – Hacker

Tech whiz with no formal training

Grew up rough on a trade planet

Brilliant at breaking through any system

🧭 Gunwook – Navigator

Quiet strength and loyalty define him

Raised with Gyuvin and Yujin

Dreams of being the crew’s shield

🔧 Yujin – Mechanic

Family-trained in the shipyards

Chose adventure over comfort

Still finds joy in watching stars drift by

A/N: Thank you for reading! Life has been hectic (school 😩), but I'm working on the next update. The prologue rewrite is almost ready—thanks for your patience! 🪐

— The Space In-Between Universe • Saph Writes —

You made me believe I was your moon

The one you looked at with eyes so bright

It wasn’t long before my heart was strewn

For you only loved me in the night

After all I am only the moon

Amongst the stars and their own twinkling light

And maybe I found out all too soon

That you only loved her until the night

Authors Note: So chapter four! Yay.... I think. 

Anyways, enjoy!

Once more thanks to @eyeloch, @aceofstars16, @what-a-strange-little-star for reviewing and editing and ideas,

A cookie or some other fun reward to the first person to get the title reference.

Chapter Four: Everything Will Change

The surgery had lasted nearly a day, and while they had made Kanan eat something around dinner, they could not make him budge from his seat in the waiting room. Eventually Zeb gave up and went back to his bunk. Ezra stayed longer, but he too realized that it wasn’t going to make a difference. Instead, he went to the Ghost, returning to Kanan a few minutes later with a pillow and a blanket.

“Just don’t overdo it ok?”

That had been several hours ago. Kanan remained in his chair, unable to sleep. At least he was far more comfortable with the things Ezra brought. He sighed into his hands, unable to find peace currently. After Ezra’s initial speech he had calmed considerably, but Hera had been in there far too long. He tried to quell the panic that begin to rise within him, threatening to bubble over and cause him to do something terribly stupid. It didn’t help that no one had come out since the surgery began, but he figured it meant she was still fighting. He took a deep breath, reminding himself to listen to his apprentice.

I tried my best. Im not that great at scenes yet.