[ There's some part of him that's expecting that. A part of him that knows that Nick is going to say those exact words before they even come out.
It doesn't stop them from knocking the air from him, shaking his head as if he can change that.
Stepping in instantly to pull Nick to him, clinging to him, holding tight. Because there's more, there's a chance that Nate isn't the only one dead and somehow he's losing everyone that he loves, left with nothing in that moment and feeling weak and hollow for it.
Even knowing they'll come back, they have to come back, it just feels like there's just cold. ]
I'm sorry. I...
[ He closes his eyes, shaking his head again, trying to hold himself together because his ability to be there is his strength and it's what he has to offer. ]
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It doesn't stop them from knocking the air from him, shaking his head as if he can change that.
Stepping in instantly to pull Nick to him, clinging to him, holding tight. Because there's more, there's a chance that Nate isn't the only one dead and somehow he's losing everyone that he loves, left with nothing in that moment and feeling weak and hollow for it.
Even knowing they'll come back, they have to come back, it just feels like there's just cold. ]
I'm sorry. I...
[ He closes his eyes, shaking his head again, trying to hold himself together because his ability to be there is his strength and it's what he has to offer. ]
He'll come back. He has to.