[There was a telescope in the house he grew up with. He and his grandfather always had made time for meteor showers. Shiro has spent his entire life looking skyward. Other planets-- it used to be a kid's dream. Now it's an adult's reality.
(He died up there. Amidst the stars. The black of space. Surrounded by friends. This body breathes, its heart beats, but the mind remembers. Not the worst way to go. Not the worst way to come back.)
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(He died up there. Amidst the stars. The black of space. Surrounded by friends. This body breathes, its heart beats, but the mind remembers. Not the worst way to go. Not the worst way to come back.)
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I don't. Good or bad, we're here.