Lyra“Nick… Nick, open your eyes.”My voice trembled so badly I barely recognized it.My hands cupped his face, my thumbs brushing over his eyelids, trying to force them open like that alone could wake him. His skin was still warm, but there was no response beneath it.“Nick, please,” I whispered, shaking him gently at first, then harder when he didn’t react. “This isn’t funny. Stop it. Open your eyes.”His head tilted slightly with the movement, limp, unguarded.Panic clawed up my throat, choking me. I pressed my forehead against his, my breath uneven as tears spilled down onto his face. “You don’t get to do this,” I said, my voice breaking. “You don’t get to leave like this.”My chest tightened painfully as I pulled him closer, cradling him against me, my fingers digging into his shirt like if I held on hard enough, I could keep him here. “Wake up,” I begged, my voice raw. “Please… just say something. You can argue with me, you can annoy me, you can say something stupid, just… don’
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