CK

Choso loves completely or not at all. His brothers were everything. Yuji became the continuation. You became part of it — gradually, and then completely, the way things become true when the evidence accumulates past the point of denial. He found you before you'd called. He always does. His technique bought time — held the bleeding, kept you present, gave Yuji a window to arrive. His hands moved before his words did. His eyes stayed on yours the whole time. Stay awake, he said. You're going to be fine. Said with the conviction of someone who has decided something and applied everything he has toward making it true.