"I love you." Kyle whispers into Johnny's skin. "I love you so much." He whispers again.
It comes off his tongue like a prayer. Over and over again like it will somehow over power the sleep that Johnny's body needed.
Kyle put his head down, forehead pressed to the back of Johnny's hand. It wasn't even a mission. Johnny was crossing the road, just the road. A blind corner. A hurrying bike and collision.
Kyle didn't move. If he lifted his head the room would be there, the machines humming, Johnny's hand too still under his mouth.
"Fuck, Johnny. Please," he muttered against Johnny's knuckles. "Bikes. A bloody bike, Johnny. After everything—"
Johnny's arm twitched. Then his fingers curled, slow and clumsy, around Kyle's.
Johnny's eyes cracked open, blinking hard against the light. His throat worked before anything came out. "...'m still 'ere," he rasped. "Quit yer whining."
Kyle let out a half a laugh, eyes burning with tears. He pressed his mouth to Johnny's hand again.