He flinches hard when she touches him, fingers twitching where they ain't in her grip. Otherwise, he don't hardly react.
But distantly, he can hear her. She says it's okay. It's not. It's not okay, he disobeyed, he killed a tribute. They're going to take him away, they're going to punish him, they're going to make correctional on his undoings, he shouldn't have done that, he should have let the woman ki--
His wide eyes dart up to her face. He feels her hands there, touching, holding so gentle. Terezi, Terezi. Don't touch tributes, you ain't supposed to touch...
His hands quake all violent as they rise up. He tries for her face and fails. They fall and grip tight on the sleeves she wears. His eyes stay on her as she struggles to pull him out of the consuming current.
Terezi, Terezi. Alive. Saved her. All for her, Terezi. Mutely, he mouths her name.
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But distantly, he can hear her. She says it's okay. It's not. It's not okay, he disobeyed, he killed a tribute. They're going to take him away, they're going to punish him, they're going to make correctional on his undoings, he shouldn't have done that, he should have let the woman ki--
His wide eyes dart up to her face. He feels her hands there, touching, holding so gentle. Terezi, Terezi. Don't touch tributes, you ain't supposed to touch...
His hands quake all violent as they rise up. He tries for her face and fails. They fall and grip tight on the sleeves she wears. His eyes stay on her as she struggles to pull him out of the consuming current.
Terezi, Terezi. Alive. Saved her. All for her, Terezi. Mutely, he mouths her name.