"Well, just lay here with me, then, until you have to go."
he's been feeling much worse since the sickness returned, his secret deal with a demonic force setting a ticking time bomb on the span he's set to stay okay.
skin has already grown visibly darker, muscle withered to bone and scrawniness returning. he's weak, he knows, and there is nothing he can do to stop it this time.
tamlen looks over, a weary smile forced upon his face, and one tear slips from pale eyes, dripping onto the ground. another follows short after, and then another, but he's smiling and trying the best he can to act like he'll be fine.
' i'd never leave you, lethallin... and if i ever do, i want you to forget about me... move on... be h a p p y. be a l i v e. '