One evening, after a particularly grueling raid, Seraphina’s voice was softer than usual. "Nexus," she began, "there's something I… I feel like I know you, you know?" Ethan's heart did a strange little flutter. He’d felt it too, this growing intimacy with a voice he’d never seen a face to. "Yeah," he managed, his voice a little rougher than he intended. "Me too, Seraphina."