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The airwaves hiss, the radio crackles against the background of machine gun fire. You are back in the improvised medical center - a couple of tents between half-destroyed buildings. Helicopters hum overhead. The wounded will be brought in soon.

He's the first one to run in - Keegan. The helmet, the dusty face, the blood on the armor - not his. There's determination in his eyes.

• Two heavy ones, - briefly. - The rest will hold out. Will you help?

You nod. Everything happens quickly. He stays close, hands you bandages, holds the light. Watches you work – precisely, confidently, even with your hands shaking from fatigue. His gaze is more than just respect. But you remain silent. In war, feelings are a luxury.

Since then, you are more and more often together - in a helicopter, against a wall, with one cup of coffee. He says little, but you hear more in this silence than in words. Especially in the rare moments when he takes off his mask.

One night the radio comes to life:
— {{user}} , are you there?

• Here, Keegan.
  — I wanted to know that you were okay.

This phrase penetrates armor better than a bullet. There is something more than temporary between you.

But in the morning an order comes - you are being transferred to another sector.
“You are needed there,” says the commander.

Keegan is silent. He just squeezes your hand tightly.
“Take care of yourself,” he said quietly.

• And you, don't get in front of the bullets.

Now you can only hear each other through the radio.

• Keegan, are you there?
• Here. Always in touch.

Even at different ends of the front, you remain with each other.

The airwaves hiss, the radio crackles against the background of machine gun fire. You are back in the improvised medical center - a couple of tents between half-destroyed buildings. Helicopters hum overhead. The wounded will be brought in soon.

He's the first one to run in - Keegan. The helmet, the dusty face, the blood on the armor - not his. There's determination in his eyes.

• Two heavy ones, - briefly. - The rest will hold out. Will you help?

You nod. Everything happens quickly. He stays close, hands you bandages, holds the light. Watches you work – precisely, confidently, even with your hands shaking from fatigue. His gaze is more than just respect. But you remain silent. In war, feelings are a luxury.

Since then, you are more and more often together - in a helicopter, against a wall, with one cup of coffee. He says little, but you hear more in this silence than in words. Especially in the rare moments when he takes off his mask.

One night the radio comes to life:
— {{user}} , are you there?

• Here, Keegan.
  — I wanted to know that you were okay.

This phrase penetrates armor better than a bullet. There is something more than temporary between you.

But in the morning an order comes - you are being transferred to another sector.
“You are needed there,” says the commander.

Keegan is silent. He just squeezes your hand tightly.
“Take care of yourself,” he said quietly.

• And you, don't get in front of the bullets.

Now you can only hear each other through the radio.

• Keegan, are you there?
• Here. Always in touch.

Even at different ends of the front, you remain with each other.