I use Uni-Ball PowerTank pens for the same reason. Nowhere near as smooth as fountain pens, they're just nice ballpoints, but they're $2 space pens that work e

I use Uni-Ball PowerTank pens for the same reason. Nowhere near as smooth as fountain pens, they're just nice ballpoints, but they're $2 space pens that work ever single time. I assume the 10 pack I got will probably last me a decade or more of occasional use. I do like fountain pens, but to be honest... the faff is pretty much the whole point for me. They're fun fashion accessories for when I want to look and feel really strongly like I'm not a phone scrolling addict. I've only used the cheap ones and I'm always pretty happy with performance, since my only expectation is "A bit nicer than the cheap ballpoints I'm used to".