"This...is ridiculous." It was still obviously difficult to speak, but there he was. Forcing the words out and that grin nowhere near to flagging. It was there. It hurt, and it'd be difficult to get back to where he was, but there was a chance. There was more than a chance. The words were there, waiting on the back of his tongue.

He'd get them back, eventually. All of them. And it had taken that stupid, catchy little theme song to find out.

One hand lifted, clasping the back of Tucker's head, and it was all he could do to try and not continue coughing as Tucker continued to kiss him, again and again.