[Finally, he can hear that, his name being called, even if the sound is, for him, faint-- and it breaks through the dream, reminding him through his grief that yes, there are still people that he cares about, people that he can't worry like this... that he can't stay here. And so he lets go.]
[It takes him a moment to come back to himself, stirring slightly, his eyes blinking open as he takes in his surroundings, trying to place everything]