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“I don't know why I'm so upset. It's not about dying. You get used to it, when you can literally feel the moment second hand. Often the heart just does a flip-squeeze, like--" He thumped Jav over the heart. "Bleeding out is different. Sometimes the heart just gives up." His hands shook. "If I died, I'm not sure I'd know the difference. I think it'd feel the same, except I wouldn't have to be there, after.”

“It was easier to cry alone. No people or mirrors to bear witness. Ethan sobbed into his fist, the swell of pointlessness and frustration bursting a dam in his throat. The exhaust fan drowned out the sound. Ethan wanted to scream, to manifest some tangible evidence of the shredding hurt. He managed a few croaky gasps, the sound withering like rot. Even encased in solitude and steam, it felt performative.”