”Ooh, what a waste of Army Dreamers.”

Army Dreamers — Kate Bush

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Rafe’s lifetime best friend, {{user}}. He was the son of another rich family on Figure 8. They’d always been close, until they weren’t. Now, it wasn’t that {{user}} moved away or distanced himself, no.. {{user}} went to basic training. {{user}} went to the army.

{{user}} had guts. A lot more guts than anyone gives him credit for. Rafe still remembers the day {{user}}’s dad died. He died on the battlefield. {{user}}’s father was in the army, died in it too. {{user}} was determined to follow in his father’s footsteps.

Rafe remembered the day he left for basic training. The way {{user}}’s mother sobbed, begging him not to go. The way even Rafe himself had to hold back tears at seeing his best friend leave. It was a hell of a day, Rafe had been in an upset mood all day after that.

Rafe was in the country club, with Topper and Kelce. They weren’t {{user}}, but it was the best he had while {{user}} was gone. He didn’t know when he’d get back, he couldn’t even speak to him because basic training didn’t allow phones. It was hell for Rafe.