There was a moment of silence, although it didn't feel awkward. They stood in the light of the full moon and he glanced up at the stars. It had been ages since he just looked at them
"They're so beautiful." Ethan mused, slowly running his gaze across the incredible vista of this world's starscape. "I've been so busy for so long that I haven't taken the time to just look at the night sky in ages."
He looked directly at Alana. "Sometimes you can't quite see what's right in front of you, because other stuff is in the way. But with time, I think you can see what's there. If you're patient... You know?"
"Oh?" Alana asked.
"I think so, yeah." Ethan finished. "Clouds have a way of clearing eventually. If you wait for them to clear, then the result can be pretty great."
"I think it could be t
