Raith rang the door chime with his heart in his throat. He thought of all the decisions that had led him to this moment. Turning away from Anthropology to join Starfleet. Transferring from sciences to security. His parents had asked if he was TRYING to get himself killed. He wasn’t. There was some sort of death wish in him. He just wanted to explore and see the universe. Like Cass. He had the same wanderlust she did. That their parents used to. And it all led him here, to meet his CO for the first time.