[It really didn't make any sense at all. How could it have just happened when Jayce looked like he'd been through more time than Viktor even had left? What did he mean, 'other ways it played out'? Curiosity burned in his head despite understanding he was brushing against something he did not want to hear, and Viktor just sighed quietly.]

[They were partners, made to support one another in their every endeavor. And for once, Viktor wasn't the one in need of support. He tugged his hand away only to gingerly, cautiously loop thin arms around Jayce's shoulders--unused to this level of contact, but recognizing it was necessary on some level.]

I do not understand what you're talking about, and I can only imagine what must have happened. But this I am sure of all the same: you did enough. You...cared, and that was enough.