The gentle request sets memories I haven’t accessed in years free, and I see everything, I feel everything, and it’s just too much. I crumble under the weight of it all, sinking down to the floor as heavy sobs wrack my body and waves of tears pull me under, drowning me in a current of grief. Sebastian doesn’t crumble, but when I hit the floor, he hits it with me. Actually, he hits it mere seconds before me, allowing me to use his body as a cushion to soften the blow. I curl in on myself, and he wraps his arms around me and lifts his legs up, drawing me in closer, cradling me like a baby.
