[ Ezra's here. He's never going to leave you alone again. He chokes a mirthless laugh as he squeezes him back, burying his face in his shoulder. ]

Got here as fast as we could, asshole. How did you get yourself kidnapped by vampires anyway?

[ ...wait. He sniffs him and pulls away enough to look up at him. He brings his hands back and reaches to cup his face, pressing his thumbs into his cheeks. ]

What did they do to you? I felt you... [ All of the air escapes his lungs in a slow, quiet exhale. He sucks in a shuddering breath and looks him over. It's Eli, he's here, but he smells a little different. Feels a little different, his presence having to re-settle in his ribs. The thing he didn't have the time to acknowledge hits him like a semi-truck. ]

They turned you.