[His brain blanks out again, but in a weird, soft way, like it's full of soft, clean cotton, not drowned in noise. Like he's temporarily stopped working, his mouth opens halfway, but nothing comes out, not even breath. He can't even.
And, because every part of him wants this, to be in this more than he's wanted almost anything in his life, his systems start booting up again. So he can. He can even.]
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[His brain blanks out again, but in a weird, soft way, like it's full of soft, clean cotton, not drowned in noise. Like he's temporarily stopped working, his mouth opens halfway, but nothing comes out, not even breath. He can't even.
And, because every part of him wants this, to be in this more than he's wanted almost anything in his life, his systems start booting up again. So he can. He can even.]
I. I haven't, ever... You know that.
[Breathe.]
That's okay?