[ The air between their hands feels thick, and although she has already tested this, she cannot help but feel a tide of uncertainty wash over her.
There is still nothing. She had thought it would be more satisfying. But this victory is empty and hollow and evaporates quickly. His wet eyes, familiar, reflect the flickering light, and she wonders if that too is a lie. A calculated play on her hunger for belonging to make her think no one else but him will ever know this path.
And still she believes it.
Her mouth opens as if to speak only until he is pulling her forward and it dissolves into protesting hisses. She is a panicked animal with its foot caught in the metal jaws of a trap. ]
Stop.
[ Wide eyes and a feral expression that implies she might be considering gnawing her arm off at the shoulder. ]
Stop.
[ Kicking him might be more effective if she had anything other than sandals to wear, but she is operating on instinct and adrenaline, tugging her arm wildly and swinging her leg at him, sure to be sent stumbling backwards if he actually lets go. ]
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There is still nothing. She had thought it would be more satisfying. But this victory is empty and hollow and evaporates quickly. His wet eyes, familiar, reflect the flickering light, and she wonders if that too is a lie. A calculated play on her hunger for belonging to make her think no one else but him will ever know this path.
And still she believes it.
Her mouth opens as if to speak only until he is pulling her forward and it dissolves into protesting hisses. She is a panicked animal with its foot caught in the metal jaws of a trap. ]
Stop.
[ Wide eyes and a feral expression that implies she might be considering gnawing her arm off at the shoulder. ]
Stop.
[ Kicking him might be more effective if she had anything other than sandals to wear, but she is operating on instinct and adrenaline, tugging her arm wildly and swinging her leg at him, sure to be sent stumbling backwards if he actually lets go. ]