Silent Stars: Refracted
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Last published Tue, Apr 1, 2025
Three months in deep space.
Three months of routine.
Three months of silence.
Theta-9 was never meant to be exciting. A small station, a simple assignment, a crew used to the quiet.
But lately, the quiet feels different.
The station doesn't seem as small as it should. The halls feel longer. The shadows stretch just a little too far. And outside the viewport, the stars look dimmer than before.
It's nothing, of course. Just the isolation. Just the long hours.
Just the mind playing tricks.
...Right?
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