Apr 10, 2024
"Rao," Aditya called out. "I dreamt of you." ... "I saw your eyes, shining like stars."
("What had happened, to make them shine?")
"I don't know," Aditya said. "But Rao- perhaps one day we'll meet again, on the other side of this war, and you will be able to tell me."
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"I know now," Aditya said. "Why I dreamt of you as I did. Don't forget what stars are, Rao."
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What is a star, Rao thought, in Aditya's slurred, smiling voice, but distant fire, reaching for you across worlds?