Vignette 3 Bring Him

All Deniss had wanted was to return to Champéry. It took a supposedly career-ending injury, calling his idol Stéphane Lambiel in the midst of a panic attack, as well as a detour to Canada to finally be back on Swiss soil. In the weeks following the jarring news that he was beyond treatment, Stéphane had stepped up and handled everything. The only thing he had ever expected from him in return was to breathe… And breathe Deniss did, when he crashed into the arms of his temporary coach, dropping his carryon carelessly onto the ground as he held on to him and tugged his head underneath his chin.