Hostile Today

Psychological effects of being surrounded by a threatening environment. If you like this, I can expand on:

The colony now lives in a fragile, "hostile" truce with the planet—it’s still dangerous, but not deadly to those who respect it. The story ends with Eva realizing the true "hostile" entity was the human desire for total control. Hostile

The Antagonist. A military-minded leader who believes in "conquering" nature through force. Psychological effects of being surrounded by a threatening

The folly of trying to conquer nature.

Dr. Eva Rostova arrives on Aethelgard , a planet with 6-month dark, freezing winters and 6-month scorching summers. The previous, conventionally-built, research hub has been destroyed. The surviving colony is losing hope and turning into a “hostile work environment”. Eva is the only one who can fix the environmental core. She is instantly met with hostility from Commander Thorne, who wants to blast the planet into submission, while Eva sees signs that the environment is fighting back strategically. The Antagonist

The Hub A.I. begins failing, mimicking the paranoia of the colonists. The workers, scared, act in a "hostile" manner toward one another.