[Luke doesn't say anything as Dist leaves, only looks down at the floor again. His gaze is slightly far away, and his eyes are a little wide. He still can't believe it. He's going to... He's going to die.
... Will it hurt? It sure sounds like it will. "Collapse and separation", that's what he said. It sounds like it'll be excruciating, and the thought makes him grip his shirt in front of his chest. A white hot pain builds like a growing fist around his heart, which beats frantically to fight it off. It's panic. He knows that's what it is. He doesn't... want to die, and he doesn't want to think about what it'll be like. This is, ultimately, why he didn't want anyone to know. He can barely breathe, and he doesn't want to live out however long he has left like this. It's painful. It's terrifying. And as long as they know, as long as they look at him with sadness in their eyes no matter how much they try to hide it...
He coughs harshly, and he bends over with a shaking hand over his mouth. Oh god, he feels lightheaded, and his stomach can't stop churning. No no, not here, he can't he can't - This is too much, he can't keep thinking about this, not here, please he doesn't want to die]
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... Will it hurt? It sure sounds like it will. "Collapse and separation", that's what he said. It sounds like it'll be excruciating, and the thought makes him grip his shirt in front of his chest. A white hot pain builds like a growing fist around his heart, which beats frantically to fight it off. It's panic. He knows that's what it is. He doesn't... want to die, and he doesn't want to think about what it'll be like. This is, ultimately, why he didn't want anyone to know. He can barely breathe, and he doesn't want to live out however long he has left like this. It's painful. It's terrifying. And as long as they know, as long as they look at him with sadness in their eyes no matter how much they try to hide it...
He coughs harshly, and he bends over with a shaking hand over his mouth. Oh god, he feels lightheaded, and his stomach can't stop churning. No no, not here, he can't he can't - This is too much, he can't keep thinking about this, not here, please he doesn't want to die]