... in the deep (Jim/Bones)
It was dark. Then it wasn't.
He felt himself hovering just under the surface of consciousness. There were people, people he knew. He heard M'Benga's voice, and Christine too - they sounded far away, he couldn't make out distinct words.
But then he went down, down deep into the dark that felt less like sleep and more like being underwater.
Then he was sleeping, and he knew he was sleeping because he was dreaming, had to be dreaming because his mother was dead, but now she was standing in front of him, dancing with his father like they used to when he was a little boy. Then she turned to him and smiled, and he smiled back, wishing he could move closer to her, but his feet didn't work.
Then he swam back up to the surface and heard the others again. He tried to say something, but his eyes wouldn't open, no words came out. He felt someone touch his biobed, fresh medications streaming into his body and he sank again, into the deep.
Joanna was laughing. She laughed and screamed when he tossed her in the air, not afraid, she knew her daddy would always catch her. Then he put her down and she ran out in front of him, and he couldn't reach her anymore...
There was a light. Someone was talking to him. Someone was whispering to him, and he couldn't make out the words but they were sad.
He felt himself hovering just under the surface of consciousness. There were people, people he knew. He heard M'Benga's voice, and Christine too - they sounded far away, he couldn't make out distinct words.
But then he went down, down deep into the dark that felt less like sleep and more like being underwater.
Then he was sleeping, and he knew he was sleeping because he was dreaming, had to be dreaming because his mother was dead, but now she was standing in front of him, dancing with his father like they used to when he was a little boy. Then she turned to him and smiled, and he smiled back, wishing he could move closer to her, but his feet didn't work.
Then he swam back up to the surface and heard the others again. He tried to say something, but his eyes wouldn't open, no words came out. He felt someone touch his biobed, fresh medications streaming into his body and he sank again, into the deep.
Joanna was laughing. She laughed and screamed when he tossed her in the air, not afraid, she knew her daddy would always catch her. Then he put her down and she ran out in front of him, and he couldn't reach her anymore...
There was a light. Someone was talking to him. Someone was whispering to him, and he couldn't make out the words but they were sad.