[ what didn't he go through? he thinks back to all of the embarrassment and loneliness of the past week and bites into the inside of his lip. an impulse that would have left him bleeding only days ago. now he's already used to being a whole person again like it never even happened. frank holds up his hands and looks down at the palms before squeezing them into fists and looking at her again. ]

First, I lost my hearing. During the music. It was nice at first, it let me sleep and keep my head while everyone else was freaking out. [ his hands turn and hit the tops of his thighs as he lets out a thready breath. ] But then the music stopped and I still couldn't... And that same day I woke up without touch. [ so maybe he can understand her even better now. he never knew how much he relied on it until it was stripped away. ]