[when his sleeve is released all those words he wishes he could say come tumbling forward: please no, don't give up, I'll find a way, I love you. none of them find their way out.]
[the silence kills him, but he must bear this burden. No more pushing closer only for Wolfram to have to push him away. it's the one thing he can do for his brother now. maybe the only thing.]
[but he can't leave like this. just one more thing; just in case it matters.] I care. [his voice is choked, thick, surprising even himself] Remember that.
[it's another moment before his legs will work, but then he has to go. now. and so he's just gone, sparing Wolfram from having to watch him leave.]