( They grasp at his legs, those vines, but he can barely register them. He's still not all with it when she hauls him off, and it takes him far too long to respond -- a few beats.
There's a short scream, just as anguished, and he gets his legs moving in the same direction she's pulling. The inn's sights and sounds fade in once they're closer, away from the flowers.
He wants to chase Kakeru. Wants to tear into him and hug him and cry and maybe feel some kind of peace, but it's done. His back has been turned.
He sucks in a deep breath like he's been on hold underwater once they make it inside.
And he drops further, fully collapsed, though still tense along his back and shoulders. )
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There's a short scream, just as anguished, and he gets his legs moving in the same direction she's pulling. The inn's sights and sounds fade in once they're closer, away from the flowers.
He wants to chase Kakeru. Wants to tear into him and hug him and cry and maybe feel some kind of peace, but it's done. His back has been turned.
He sucks in a deep breath like he's been on hold underwater once they make it inside.
And he drops further, fully collapsed, though still tense along his back and shoulders. )