[Uhura doesn't hear Li. She doesn't care. All of her focus is on the young, lifeless body in front of her.
She doesn't break down sobbing. Her Starfleet training keeps the sobs firmly in check, though it can do nothing about the tears coursing down her face as she squeezes Chekov's cold hand and presses kisses to his knuckles.
After everything they've been through, after everything they've survived, she can't believe his life ends like this. It's not right.]
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She doesn't break down sobbing. Her Starfleet training keeps the sobs firmly in check, though it can do nothing about the tears coursing down her face as she squeezes Chekov's cold hand and presses kisses to his knuckles.
After everything they've been through, after everything they've survived, she can't believe his life ends like this. It's not right.]