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According to a user here, someone asked the author years ago about Garam’s military arc, and the author said there were plans for it.
It’s better than the death plot I had in my head, because Garam highkey got this ‘the one that got away’ and 'should've treated you better' vibe written all over him. So I’m like, hes not gonna die before 27, right?

Knowing the author has military service arc in mind gives me some comfort, like at least I wont have to worry about the possibility of Garam dying young in the USA at the end of the story