[Jayce turns his hand so their hands are touching palm to palm, and he links his fingers with Viktor's. Needing that extra contact as scenes of Viktor's repeated deaths beat at the back of his mind.]

It doesn't end like that. Not where or when I'm from. Maybe there are other ways it played out, but -- [He shakes his head a little, exhaling harshly.]

I want you to know I was there, at the end of it all. With you. Please remember that no matter what else happens, it ends with me by your side. Your partner.