[Good- gods, yes, good, Zack saw him, he noticed, now all he has to do is tell him, all he has to do is say that he's awake, but his throat is already closing up and his vision is already blurring-
A tear rolls down his cheek.
Zack.
Zack rescued him.
The memories of the lab are acid green and painful and still fuzzy enough to ignore. The memories of the reactor- not so much. But he's through that agony and Zack, Zack's carried him on his back for who knows how long, has fed him, protected him. Zack who couldn't have seen him as anything much more than an acquaintance, maybe a distant friend- they hardly ever spoke before- Zack got wrapped up in all this-]
-m'awake, [Cloud croaks, still holding onto Zack's wrist, gripping like if he lets go he'll sink back under. Hell, maybe he will. The next breath he takes is shuddering and that just makes the tears come faster and hotter because it's different, because it's new, because he can actually feel his body doing it. Everything inside of him is his again, everything in front of him is Zack, Zack, Zack.] I'm...awake- Zack-
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A tear rolls down his cheek.
Zack.
Zack rescued him.
The memories of the lab are acid green and painful and still fuzzy enough to ignore. The memories of the reactor- not so much. But he's through that agony and Zack, Zack's carried him on his back for who knows how long, has fed him, protected him. Zack who couldn't have seen him as anything much more than an acquaintance, maybe a distant friend- they hardly ever spoke before- Zack got wrapped up in all this-]
-m'awake, [Cloud croaks, still holding onto Zack's wrist, gripping like if he lets go he'll sink back under. Hell, maybe he will. The next breath he takes is shuddering and that just makes the tears come faster and hotter because it's different, because it's new, because he can actually feel his body doing it. Everything inside of him is his again, everything in front of him is Zack, Zack, Zack.] I'm...awake- Zack-