If We Were Stars

The final countdown begins in three hours. . Blimey. The last thing Kurt wants is to wear a space helmet, and, no, they didn't plan on saving the world either-Not before their eighteenth birthday anyway. Who'd have thought friending a lonely alien would lead to the Cape Canaveral launch pad. Best friends since they were ten years old, Kurt O'Hara and Beast Harris tackle the typical teenage challenges together: pronouns, AWOL bodies, not to mention snogging.
A long-distance relationship with an alien named Iuvenis is the least of their troubles. Kurt loves programming, people-pleasing, and yellow dresses. Most of all, Kurt loves Beast. Beast adores elephants, protest marches, and Kurt. Rules?-Nah. Humanity's way down on Beast's list of to-dos. Beast and Kurt, Kurt and Beast. The end. Exactly how their love turns into a scene from Red Dwarf is anyone's guess.
Spaceships? NASA at the doorstep? No biggie. As long as they're together, Kurt and Beast can survive anything. Except, apparently, lift-off. Because nobody considered sensory issues, did they? Nope. NASA never made adjustments for neurodivergent astronauts. Unbelievable. Will science be enough to blast Kurt and Beast-unlikely superheroes-into space to save the planet? Or will it take something much more extraordinary?