The voice that filtered into Neal's mind made it easy to breath. It always did. He'd heard of people forming connections like this, but never so sudden as he did with Nico. Now that he could think clearly, he recognized that his nightmare didn't quite stay true to his memory of that day one year ago. Because right in that moment that he died, he felt a surge, an absolute connection to another. And when he woke, it was to Nico's voice. :Sorry. You shouldn't have to keep telling me this: And yet, he never wanted Nico to stop.