Short Story of Aliens Sailing/Mining on a Gas Giant who Attach to Females like Anglerfish
A couple years ago I read a short story set on/in a gas giant. The main character and narrator is an alien who flies a one man ship. He and the other males fly around and gather supplies and ultimately bring them back to the females. The females are giant flying whale/manta ray like creatures. If the males perform well, then they get to mate. This entails attaching to the stomach of a female and eventually getting absorbed like angler fish. The main character eventually finds a space craft (presumably human) and rescues it knowing it will give him the opportunity to mate. I can't find the story, and I would like to reread it.
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A couple years ago I read a short story set on/in a gas giant. The main character and narrator is an alien who flies a one man ship. He and the other males fly around and gather supplies and ultimately bring them back to the females. The females are giant flying whale/manta ray like creatures. If the males perform well, then they get to mate. This entails attaching to the stomach of a female and eventually getting absorbed like angler fish. The main character eventually finds a space craft (presumably human) and rescues it knowing it will give him the opportunity to mate. I can't find the story, and I would like to reread it.
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A couple years ago I read a short story set on/in a gas giant. The main character and narrator is an alien who flies a one man ship. He and the other males fly around and gather supplies and ultimately bring them back to the females. The females are giant flying whale/manta ray like creatures. If the males perform well, then they get to mate. This entails attaching to the stomach of a female and eventually getting absorbed like angler fish. The main character eventually finds a space craft (presumably human) and rescues it knowing it will give him the opportunity to mate. I can't find the story, and I would like to reread it.
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A couple years ago I read a short story set on/in a gas giant. The main character and narrator is an alien who flies a one man ship. He and the other males fly around and gather supplies and ultimately bring them back to the females. The females are giant flying whale/manta ray like creatures. If the males perform well, then they get to mate. This entails attaching to the stomach of a female and eventually getting absorbed like angler fish. The main character eventually finds a space craft (presumably human) and rescues it knowing it will give him the opportunity to mate. I can't find the story, and I would like to reread it.
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