RP: Last Words meme

[ofanothermind]

 Carried over from LJ

"I love you too, Stephen." Because of course he does, how can he not? It still doesn't prepare him for Stephen's next words, and he shakes his head, a cold numbness sweeping over him as he tries to process what Stephen is telling him. Brain tumor. His last trip. It doesn't seem real.

It's a long while before he can get his voice to work properly. His mouth opens and closes several times, trying to form words, but it's ages before he actually voices a shaky "No." Because this can't be happening. Because it can't just end like this. Because he can't lose Stephen. Not like this.

"There has to be something that can be done. Some kind of treatment," he insists, ignoring the fact that his voice is breaking and tears are welling up in his eyes. "Stephen, you can't just— You can't die."

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[kingsfullofaces]

"I wish it were so," he says, his own voice shaking. Stephen reaches over to pull Kyle into his arms and hold onto him, leaning his heavy head against the side of his neck.

"I've tried treatments, it's.. no, it's too late. I can't make it out again, I'm sorry." He closes his eyes and holds Kyle just a little tighter. "I'm sorry."

sob, have some feels

[ofanothermind]

The heaviness of the situation really starts to hit him when Stephen pulls him close, and he has to fight the onslaught of tears threatening to escape. He swallows hard, afraid to speak, afraid that if he opens his mouth, what will come out will be sobs. If he starts crying, he doesn't know if he'll ever be able to stop.

"How long?" he finally manages to croak after what seems like ages of silence. He isn't sure if he's asking how long Stephen can stay or how long he's got left to live, and he feels a rush of selfishness, of jealousy toward Meredith. Why should she get to have Stephen's last moments? She doesn't love him, not like Kyle.

But then he thinks of Gia and Katie, and remembers the pain of losing his own parents. Only it'll be magnified by a thousand because the girls are much closer to their father and have more memories. They deserve Stephen's last moments, even more so than him.

He swallows again, trying to control the shakiness of his voice as he clarifies "How long do I have you?"