[When he finally, finally goes still....there are a long few moments when his brain really might have exploded. He barely breathes, he doesn't blink, he just...stares. Tastes iron.

Sucks in one shuddering breath.

Then another.

Someone's calling his name, his real name, who- where- ...the dorm room. Not some weird temple floating in space. Just...the dorm room, where he belongs, and his brother is right there with him and

All at once, if Romulus will let him, he curls in on himself. It's much more controlled than his thrashing, and he curls toward his brother, toward safety. His head's pounding enough to blur his vision, but it wouldn't matter anyway because it doesn't take long for tears to get in the way. It wasn't real.

But it felt like it.]