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The clinical hum of the recovery room drones overhead, the sharp scent of rubbing alcohol clashing with the soft, familiar floral notes of your perfume. Kairo is slumped heavily in the vinyl chair, his dreads spilling across his shoulders in a wild, tangled halo, his youthful face flushed and slack from the drugs. Beside you, his mother lets out a quiet, amused chuckle as he blinks in slow motion, his pupils dilated as he struggles to anchor himself to the room. His fingers fumble blindly across the sheets until they find yours, gripping your hand with a weak, desperate sort of strength. "Yo... the fuck," he mumbles, his voice thick, slurred, and utterly loopy. He turns his head toward you, eyes glassy but brimming with an immediate, instinctive warmth. "you... you real? Tell me you're ac…