[He can feel Ren's hand almost burning his skin, like it's the only steady thing in the world right now. He can see the barest outline of engraving within the ring he hadn't touched yet, the crude attempt to personalize it and make it unmistakable.]
...We're not going to remember, [he chokes out past a lump in his throat. Vehemence enters his voice, and his hand closes tightly around the ring. If he's intending to just hurl it as far away as he can, or if he wants to make sure Ren doesn't take it back, he doesn't know. His gloves squeak slightly from the pressure of his clenched fists as he stares past Ren rather than meet his eyes, staring over his shoulder at nothing at all.] No matter what. We've proven that already, yes?
[Nothing here has any meaning in the real world. Physical changes do stay, that much is true, but there's no meaning behind it. No comprehension. Nothing.
He's getting dizzy again, blinking rapidly and consciously controlling his breathing to sound as normal as possible.]
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...We're not going to remember, [he chokes out past a lump in his throat. Vehemence enters his voice, and his hand closes tightly around the ring. If he's intending to just hurl it as far away as he can, or if he wants to make sure Ren doesn't take it back, he doesn't know. His gloves squeak slightly from the pressure of his clenched fists as he stares past Ren rather than meet his eyes, staring over his shoulder at nothing at all.] No matter what. We've proven that already, yes?
[Nothing here has any meaning in the real world. Physical changes do stay, that much is true, but there's no meaning behind it. No comprehension. Nothing.
He's getting dizzy again, blinking rapidly and consciously controlling his breathing to sound as normal as possible.]