Hazel got it before I did, but I'm still saying...
And for the first time in years, I fell asleep to the sound of someone else's breathing.
...that has got to be about the best closing line of an angsty story I've ever read in my whole life.
This whole segment was lighter, softer even, with that little touch of humor interspersed throughout, but you NAILED it right there with
that line.
Damn....
TEEEEEEJ/in utter awe here