“You are,” Obi-Wan agrees. In this position, his face pressed against Klaus’s chest, he can both hear and feel the beating of his heart. It’s reassuring, soothing in how steady it is, how solid.

This ability is a new discovery, one that they both will have to examine in their own ways, one Obi-Wan can’t pretend to understand. But it means Klaus is still here and for that he is eternally grateful.

“I’m just reminding myself of the fact,” he says when he pulls back and offers Klaus a gentle smile. He places his hand just above the bandage, over Klaus’s heart. “Let’s go home now.”