-db- Kanata No Astra Today

“You’re thinking too loud,” he said. “I can hear your brain grinding from here.”

“Aries.”

She adjusted her helmet, the click of the visor deafening in the perfect silence. Breathe, she told herself. One… two… three. -DB- Kanata no Astra

It had been eight days since they’d escaped the crumbling remains of the old military base. Eight days since Funicia had cried for a mother who wasn’t coming. Eight days since Kanata had grinned that reckless, impossible grin and said, “We’re going home. Together.” “You’re thinking too loud,” he said

“We won’t.” He kicked off a loose panel and drifted closer, spinning lazily. “Because you’re doing the math.” “You’re thinking too loud