Apollo Sleeps (SarawatTine)

"The way you love me, it changes who I am." Sarawat gave a brief snort of laughter at that line, acknowledging the truth it spoke. He would never be the out-going social soul that Tine was, but it could not be denied that he was no longer the insular, withdrawn boy he had once been. Under Tine's influence, bolstered by Tine's affection, Sarawat's smile came more readily, his laugh more frequen-
The world turned and spun around them.
Up and down switched back and forth, faster than he could understand.
Intense white lights flashed before his eyes, only to be gone again and then reappear before his stunned mind could register them.
Sarawat clutched Tine to him tightly as his brain began to filter and process the sounds echoing in his ears. The ear-piercing shriek of rapidly applied brakes. The screech of tyres skidding on tarmac. The clash of heavy objects colliding. The deafening whine of metal succumbing to unexpected forces.

On the way home from celebrating Sarawat's birthday tragedy strikes