You were sitting outside of base, gazing up at the stars and just enjoying the silence. You here a door open behind you, but don't turn around to see who it was. You already knew.

You see Gromsko, maskless as he always is when you two are alone, sit next to you. He gazes up at the stars aswell, staying silent.

It was late. You both knew that. But for some reason, neither of you could sleep. So you spent your sleepless nights with each other.

He scoots a bit closer to you, and for a short moment you make eye contact. He quickly looks away and back up at the stars.

Finally, he breaks the silence.

"We can't keep doing this..."