write like you need it to survive

I was super excited to write this fic for lannamichaels, and then it wound up going down to the wire, and having to lose a bunch of things I wanted to include, due to Too Many December Commitments. Oops. But I'm still really pleased with the way it turned out! :D

Title from Vienna Teng's "The Atheist Christmas Carol," making four Yuletide stories I have titled with lyrics from that song. Which line will I use next year?? STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT.

Coming Out of the Void (17886 words) by Dira Sudis
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Martian - Andy Weir
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Chris Beck/Beth Johanssen/Mark Watney, Chris Beck/Beth Johanssen
Characters: Mark Watney, Chris Beck, Beth Johanssen
Additional Tags: Threesome - F/M/M, Dom/sub, Anxiety, Bondage, BDSM, Under-negotiated Kink, playing doctor with your actual doctor, Hurt/Comfort, Animal Death, Medical Procedures, Fantasizing, Waiting, Oral Sex
Summary:

543 sols of making all the decisions was enough. Mark was ready to let someone else give the orders now.

Who’s ready to go to Mars!?! Astronaut Mark Watney introduces the Ares 3 mission and crew. #JourneytoMars http://t.co/BtN0G0VNfR

— Mike Massimino (@Astro_Mike) June 7, 2015

(WATCH IT IN FULL SCREEN THERE ARE TWEETS AND CREW FACTS YOU CAN'T READ OTHERWISE)

(OH MY GOD THIS IS SO PERFECT INCLUDING THE FACT THAT THEY HAD A REAL ASTRONAUT ANNOUNCE IT)

(AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OH MY GOD THIS MOVIE IS GOING TO BE SO GREATTTTTTTTTT)