[ under more normal and less dire circumstances, he'd surely have blinked in response to her concern.
instead he pulls her back further — his movements are bit brutish, but there's a clear attempt at remaining controlled. ]
It's okay, [ how often has he he repeated that phrase in his lifetime, he wonders. ] I'll be fine. I promise.
[ it's getting to him.
he knows it just as much as she does.
the distance between them and the storm is growing, but there are a good few feet before they're homefree, before the electricity dulls. he tries to not fidget.
there's an elongated drag of the feet. ]
There has to be a better way to do this, [ nier's teeth gnash. ] I have to carry you.
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instead he pulls her back further — his movements are bit brutish, but there's a clear attempt at remaining controlled. ]
It's okay, [ how often has he he repeated that phrase in his lifetime, he wonders. ] I'll be fine. I promise.
[ it's getting to him.
he knows it just as much as she does.
the distance between them and the storm is growing, but there are a good few feet before they're homefree, before the electricity dulls. he tries to not fidget.
there's an elongated drag of the feet. ]
There has to be a better way to do this, [ nier's teeth gnash. ] I have to carry you.