[Kirk’s grief has been quiet but always present since the battle at the tower. Most of the time, he tries to bury it and act like it’s not there. Recollecting it like this is making that grief so much more real. Kirk isn’t sure he likes it]

So do I. He left behind a lot of unanswered questions.

[Kirk’s body is tense as his last memories of Will run through his mind]

Taunted me one last time but I chose not to bite him. Will’s machines were destroyed and we had him cornered.

[Kirk blinks, thinking back again on Will’s last words. He finishes his story with a quiet and sad tone]

Maybe… Maybe Will understood that poison in the end. “It’s funny how things can change so quickly. After a while, you don’t even recognize yourself anymore.” Then he told me to forgive him. He killed himself after that.