[Right there, he's right there, right here, we're not back in that place, I'm not back in that place...
His own mental mantra started with Ryuji's reassurances, fingers clasping, gripping, arms trembling. His eyes were burning and everything ached, and his stomach still wouldn't calm down.
Hearing his friend's voice consistently was helping, though, and the desire to simply collapse right then and there was fading, pushing back the darkness from his vision. The longer he went on the less he felt trapped and the voice that was pulling him back from it reminded him of whenever Ryuji would recite sutras. There was a protective sensation in the calm words being spoken to him, even if they were nothing like the things Ryuji had long since memorized.
Several minutes passed, but finally Rin spoke again.]
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His own mental mantra started with Ryuji's reassurances, fingers clasping, gripping, arms trembling. His eyes were burning and everything ached, and his stomach still wouldn't calm down.
Hearing his friend's voice consistently was helping, though, and the desire to simply collapse right then and there was fading, pushing back the darkness from his vision. The longer he went on the less he felt trapped and the voice that was pulling him back from it reminded him of whenever Ryuji would recite sutras. There was a protective sensation in the calm words being spoken to him, even if they were nothing like the things Ryuji had long since memorized.
Several minutes passed, but finally Rin spoke again.]
I feel sick...