In that raw, vulnerable moment, they sought solace in each other’s bodies, thrusting fiercely and finishing within moments, driven by a compulsion they couldn’t fully comprehend but knew they had to obey. It was not an act born out of love but rather an act of necessity. Left alone, neither of them could bear the weight of the recent traumas they had endured. Their only source of strength lay in merging their beings, allowing the overwhelming flood of sensations to drown out the haunting memories of death and near-rape.