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Chapter 51

The stories blurred together. His vision blurred. Unreal and real. Collisions and devastations. He couldn’t breathe. He loved Colby. Please.

He couldn’t look up. But he heard a dim rustle. He sensed motion and the shift of the mattress.

He heard Colby’s unmistakable accent. But that couldn’t be true, if Colby was—

That was Colby’s voice, though. Saying something low but inarguable to the crew, iron under flowers, such that bodies melted away into the distance.

He felt the presence get closer. Felt a hand on his skin: cupping his cheek, brushing away tears.

He opened both eyes.

Colby was leaning over the side of the bed, angle completely awkward, clearly having opened eyes and lunged that way immediately. Colby’s fingers gathered up and stroked teardrops from Jason’s cheekbones, cradling his face; Colby’s eyes found his and held on, holding them together.