[ she's grown so accustomed to the overwhelming darkness of the pit that she often forgets that there are others in her company, that she isn't alone in the suffering throughout these caves. when she feels him grab for her hand, it's her natural instinct to try to snatch it back, nearly swatting at him in the process. ]
No! It'sβ [ she wants to be angry, to curse him, to curse these things on her body, to curse this place. but she's too tired for rage, her mind filtering through her remnants of sanity. it takes everything in her to not break into sobs.
how could she let herself be so broken like this in front of another?
but her eyes fall upon his own arms, the sight of them slowing her fight as she sees the similar patterns. ]
It's changing us. [ she mutters like a hiss, her insides feeling like they grip at her harder from within. ] If I do nothing, it won't stop and I won't β I can't die here like this.
[ except she knows she won't die. she can't die by normal means, after all. so she'd be faced with a worst face. becoming something else entirely. ]
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No! It'sβ [ she wants to be angry, to curse him, to curse these things on her body, to curse this place. but she's too tired for rage, her mind filtering through her remnants of sanity. it takes everything in her to not break into sobs.
how could she let herself be so broken like this in front of another?
but her eyes fall upon his own arms, the sight of them slowing her fight as she sees the similar patterns. ]
It's changing us. [ she mutters like a hiss, her insides feeling like they grip at her harder from within. ] If I do nothing, it won't stop and I won't β I can't die here like this.
[ except she knows she won't die. she can't die by normal means, after all. so she'd be faced with a worst face. becoming something else entirely. ]