The Bracken Woods disappear from everyone i hold so close to me

The stranger is suddenly vomiting, and something lurches hard in his chest. He sucks in a shaking breath, guilt-ridden until — no no nononono, and inexplicably the blood in his veins turns to ice and his throat feels tight and this isn't real and he doesn't know why this boy suddenly seems familiar and it can't be and who are you and why are you doing this to me? Why why why why why why —
Alarian, His lips move but they feel numb, he feels numb. Why is he so still? Why is everything so still but it feels like screaming, like falling, like he needs to be anywhere but here right now but his legs won't move he won't move he can't move he can't Who are you?