(Meanwhile, The Skyshard Mansion)
At the same time that the Parade began, Leo pushed open the door to Luke's medical room with a wide grin already forming on his face.
*Click*
From the moment he had arrived back at the Skyshard Mansion, his body had started to move faster than his thoughts, as he could almost not wait a single second longer to see his brother awake again.
*Step*
*Step*
As he stepped inside, his subconscious brain registered the atmosphere of the room and how it looked serene with the sunblinds half open.
However, his active brain did not pay attention to such trivialities.
Because sitting there, propped up against a stack of pillows with a blanket tucked over his waist and a faint smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth, sat his brother, very much conscious, very much alive, and unmistakably himself.
"Took you long enough," Luke said with a lopsided grin, his eyes locking onto Leo's as if nothing had changed between them.
