NATE
Slowly, Nate’s sobs begin to subside, eased by the pressure on his back, the warmth returning all around him. He should feel guilty for this. He will feel guilty for this, when sense returns to him fully. Right now though, all he wants in the world is the comfort of Sunjata's arms around him, and he has it.
”No, I don’t.” A miserable sniffle leaves Nate, and he falls resolutely silent, his hand lifting to rub fruitlessly at his face. The last time he’d cried is not a distant memory, but the last time he’d cried so hard it had scoured him inside? It wouldn’t feel like a lie to say this was the first time.
There’s a pressure in his head that he’s never felt before, forcing his mouth open like he needs to puke, but words come come pouring out instead. ”I thought you were dead. I thought I’d killed you.” That alone should be enough to explain his state, but Nate can’t stop now. ”I didn’t know what to do, and all... all I could think about was being in that fucking hospital room with Bart. They... it was just me, and him, and he... he deserved better than that. You deserve better than that. I-I mean, I should... I should fucking know, I should do better, but I... I don’t know.”
”No, I don’t.” A miserable sniffle leaves Nate, and he falls resolutely silent, his hand lifting to rub fruitlessly at his face. The last time he’d cried is not a distant memory, but the last time he’d cried so hard it had scoured him inside? It wouldn’t feel like a lie to say this was the first time.
There’s a pressure in his head that he’s never felt before, forcing his mouth open like he needs to puke, but words come come pouring out instead. ”I thought you were dead. I thought I’d killed you.” That alone should be enough to explain his state, but Nate can’t stop now. ”I didn’t know what to do, and all... all I could think about was being in that fucking hospital room with Bart. They... it was just me, and him, and he... he deserved better than that. You deserve better than that. I-I mean, I should... I should fucking know, I should do better, but I... I don’t know.”
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