czowiek9
Eiji wasn't able to dream since Ash's death, his sleep was empty or filled with nightmares that haunted him over the years.
He moved to New York but he didn't moved on from Ash, he didn't know if that was denial or hope, but deep down he strongly believed Ash was alive, somewhere, far away, but alive, and one day they could meet again.
That hope tasted like a poison with such a sweet flavour that he was almost drunk from it, it destroyed his life, but also kept him alive.
And then, when Eiji is ready to give up on that hope, he starts to dream again.