[He needs the reminder-- Her face and her touch and that it's real. Sometimes he thinks back on the memory of her death and he feels like it's fuzzy or he's not getting all the details right. The only thing he remembers as clear as if it happened yesterday is the feel of her warmth and spirit fading from the world.]

Yeul... I- [He swallows. It's hard to admit his fears and his guilt. When he is supposed to the strong one.]

... I'm terrified. That one day I'm going to wake up alone and everything will be back to the way it was before I came to this world. I failed to save you, to save Serah and I destroyed the heart of chaos and caused the goddess to die. It's my fault that everyone stops living in Lightning's time.

That drive... It just reminded me. I'm not ready to face that future. [His inevitable future.]