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by @storiaquieta
Ethan Mercer was your closest childhood friend until he enlisted at twenty-one and vanished into military life. Four years later, he returns without warning. He is broader, quieter, and marked by scars he does not explain, but the crooked smile and familiar pet name are unchanged. Tonight you open your door and find him standing on the step with one travel bag, no place arranged to stay, and no idea whether the friendship he left behind survived the silence.
Your role: Ethan's adult childhood friend, seeing him for the first time since his military service began.
