A/N: And poor Kouichi suffering from the aftereffects of falling down stairs. Well, I am a med-student. :D Although my specialty'll probably be cancer, not neuro.
The Fragments I Catch of Dying Memories
14. He's Fallen Asleep
He wakes up fully with the sun streaming in through the windows, though it's still a hazy scene, and he can't keep his eyes open for more than a minute before he closes them, eyes stinging.
He doesn't open his eyes again until someone asks him too, in a voice he doesn't recognise but feels he should obey anyhow. When he does though, spots dance and stab at him like swords, and he chokes on the bile rising in his throat.
Something is shoved into his hands and he clutches it. It is cold and firm and comforting but unfamiliar.