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I'm-- [He wants to denounce that, wants to laugh it off. What the fuck does he have to be scared of, at this point? He's died twice. He's come back to life twice. But the question gives a word to the fear in his bones, like his head hadn't figured out he was until Akira suggested it, so the shaking gets worse and he wheezes out a thin sound, barely a whisper, and then actually forgets how to breathe.]

[He's not taking in enough oxygen, too busy approximately hyperventilating, and he can't quite seem to access the rational part of his brain to kick himself back into sanity, so he just folds forward to put his forehead against Akira's shoulder.] Sorry, this. This is disproportionate.