Though I'm Gone

She looked faded, blending into her surroundings, and each time Kousei blinked, she would flicker away for a moment, only to return back. As though she were desperate to stay where she wasn't meant to be.

She smiled at him.

"There you are. I've been waiting for you."

Kousei couldn't breathe.

-

In which Kousei cannot say goodbye, clinging with everything he has to what little he has left.