[ look at him go! if only zack could get up that easily. he'd love to take the time to be proud of him, but he has to focus on forcing himself onto his feet. he uses cloud's leverage and the sword still in his hand, the blade scraping and sliding in the mud. once he gets his weight underneath him, he plunges it into the earth and uses it as a crutch, breathless, shaking. bleeding so, so much. the droplets patter down as steadily as the rain.
but he's on his feet. the worst is over, right? ]
Good job, buddy. Now we just gotta—over that hill. Homeward bound.
[ the distance is a classic so close, yet so far. they'd be there in no time, but his body wants to give up and fail on him even just thinking about starting down the cliffs. ]
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Date: 2020-05-18 02:01 am (UTC)[ look at him go! if only zack could get up that easily. he'd love to take the time to be proud of him, but he has to focus on forcing himself onto his feet. he uses cloud's leverage and the sword still in his hand, the blade scraping and sliding in the mud. once he gets his weight underneath him, he plunges it into the earth and uses it as a crutch, breathless, shaking. bleeding so, so much. the droplets patter down as steadily as the rain.
but he's on his feet. the worst is over, right? ]
Good job, buddy. Now we just gotta—over that hill. Homeward bound.
[ the distance is a classic so close, yet so far. they'd be there in no time, but his body wants to give up and fail on him even just thinking about starting down the cliffs. ]