" Stay awake. " [ danceofdespair; sORRY WE NEVER INTERACTED .,, BUT SEMPAI ;;; ]
♔ » Oh, how he wanted to open his mouth to talk back, to tell whoever was speaking to him to kindly shut his trap and let him rest. It had been so long since he had a proper rest, and this beating, this assault, this exhaustion that came with it seemed to provide the perfect opportunity for him to pass out into nothingness.
Perhaps for good, but he would not allow that. No, just a day or two, and then he could wake again. Blood left an awful taste in his mouth. Blood decorated the tile beneath his face. Tears slid down his cheeks unheeded, with Byakuya completely unaware they were there at all. Blue eyes focused on nothing, the glasses that helped them to see shattered just an inch or two from his hand. The worst of the pain came in his head.
A dull throb of an ache reminded him of a musical tempo, and he tried to focus on the beating of his heart as opposed to the agony. It only barely worked, keeping him conscious, if not unable to respond coherently to the surrounding world, and to the girl kneeling beside him.
Togami coughed, spat out blood, and reached weakly for his glasses, dragging them towards his battered body.
