for a while, she waits in that terrible silence, twitching her hands through her hair and over her face. straining to hear anything over her pulse, her breathing.
she realizes what's happening, of course. the element of being trapped. nowhere to go but past who she hides from. but it's her pride. she can't give in, not even when freedom is on the line.
a little longer. finally the burn of threatening tears and aching throat recedes, at least enough for her to settle. crumpling down into a corner of the smaller room, like a cat in a terrible new place, with her eyes on the door.
not coming out. not until she has rested enough to... recover some magic. or until he forces his way in. this may be a while. ]
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for a while, she waits in that terrible silence, twitching her hands through her hair and over her face. straining to hear anything over her pulse, her breathing.
she realizes what's happening, of course. the element of being trapped. nowhere to go but past who she hides from. but it's her pride. she can't give in, not even when freedom is on the line.
a little longer. finally the burn of threatening tears and aching throat recedes, at least enough for her to settle. crumpling down into a corner of the smaller room, like a cat in a terrible new place, with her eyes on the door.
not coming out. not until she has rested enough to... recover some magic. or until he forces his way in. this may be a while. ]