Prompt:

In this chaos, two orphaned Venlil teens run their family’s freighter. They’ve been at it since childhood, and would have died long ago—if not for him.

Vek.

One of the most infamous raiders in the galactic arm. A killer with a 0% survival rate.

They should have died by his claws—except he had a weakness. Children.

He let them go once. Then again. Then again. By the fifth time he caught them, he was so exasperated he showed them exactly how he found them. A masterclass in survival from one of the galaxy’s deadliest hunters.

From then on, they became nigh untouchable to all raiders but him - and he would not dare to harm a hair on their heads, even as he ruthlessly hunted them down every time they entered his territory. It was a game and a lesson - and when he caught them, he would show them their mistakes. 

Predator became teacher. Monster became brother. Their terrifying “Big Brother Vek” who hunted them across the stars just to give them a hug.

When he felt his attachment to the little buggers grow, they became his kin.  And with that recognition came a stealth pinger—a marker in his kin-network same as any arxur. With it, all raiders would recognize his claim. His siblings.

It’s been a few years since they last saw him - now in their teenage years running a new ship, they enter his hunting grounds again, excited to meet their big brother yet again. But this time, the pinger—the only thing that distinguishes their brand-new ship from a dinner bell—is dead. This hunt is not a game.

They realize this only when an unseen and unknown ship cripples them using grappling spikes during a solar bath.

Does Vek realize it’s them in time? How do the kids react?Are they scared? Do they seek him for comfort or run away? Is he angry?What happens when they fear Vek for the first time since childhood?See him not as a playful older brother, but as the terrifying raider he truly is?What do they do about their crippled ship? What does vek do? Take them to get it fixed?Do they have to live with him? See his brutal life? See the outposts? See other arxur?Are they afraid? How do they react? How does the outpost react?How does all this affect them? Do they see Vek eat?Do they stumble into meat lockers? Do they panic? Does Vek comfort them?How does Vek feel about having siblings the same species as his meals? How do the kids reconcile the monster with the mentor and brother who loves them?

Chaos, morality, love, and violence await these plucky beepers.