A year into their voyage into the depths of space, Jake had started to find his place among the young crew that had rescued him. It boggled his mind that after everything that had happened in his life—fighting tooth and nail to earn his commission, losing his ship to mutiny, then struggling to survive for six years on a desolate space station—somehow he'd come out the other end to find the best friend he'd ever had.

Best friend, and maybe more than that.

Before he could figure out exactly who Jonathan was to him, the universe seemed determine to throw a wrench into the works. Jake wasn't the kind to bow to the universe's whims, though, and he sure as hell wasn't about to let Jonathan die in an attempt to save everyone else.

2022 recs I didn’t expect to enjoy this so much but I got really invested in the story of these two sad men in space. So well-paced and believable, and a lot of excellent Feelings.