(true— dying is the only thing he's ever wanted this desperately.
but. hei takes the punch dead-on, head whipping to the side from the impact of it. he feels... good. it stings, the pain that forces him to roll his jaw and look back at her through a piecemeal fringe. he feels alive.
inviting her in this close was purposeful, jerking into a grab for her prosthesis' wrist.)
But I'd rather live than die at the hands of someone unworthy. (that's not what he sacrificed his life for, what he trained for. he still has one last person to protect.
teeth clenching, he flips the knife in his opposite hand and aims the blunt end in a jab at her stomach.)
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(true— dying is the only thing he's ever wanted this desperately.
but. hei takes the punch dead-on, head whipping to the side from the impact of it. he feels... good. it stings, the pain that forces him to roll his jaw and look back at her through a piecemeal fringe. he feels alive.
inviting her in this close was purposeful, jerking into a grab for her prosthesis' wrist.)
But I'd rather live than die at the hands of someone unworthy. (that's not what he sacrificed his life for, what he trained for. he still has one last person to protect.
teeth clenching, he flips the knife in his opposite hand and aims the blunt end in a jab at her stomach.)