[Zell cringes at the first no. Then he hears Jim's voice cracking, which makes a lump form inside of his heart. He makes a noise under his breath as if to protest, but Jim is pulling him close. Bunching up the fabric of Jim's shirt as he grips it tight. Breathing in unsteadily as he tries calm down. Leaning back just enough to look him at his face. Tucking his hair behind his ear.]

You mean a lot to me, Jim. [He lowers his eyes as he shakes his head.] You mean more to me than that. You're becoming my new dream, Stars. I want to make plans with you in the future for when we get out of here. I want to think about a year from now or five years from now thanks to you. Hallucinations or not, it would kill me if I ever hurt you.