[ Beyond the ship's hull, waves ebb and flow. Beyond the door at his fingertips, there is an inhalation. It seethes. The great breach of a wave makes the ship pitch, the sudden gravity of the situation sinking into his gut. Electricity runs up the back of his neck like fingers, cold and commanding. They grip and they beckon him forward. Or is it a shackle tugged? His instinct isn't to run; what has always made him a strong diviner stands opposed to what would make him a smart man.
He knows well that this room won't long contain whatever is within. ]
I can't...
[ A refusal and a fortification both, quiet enough to be to himself. There is a pulse of energy that occupies two realms, a violent fury and a profound loss wrought over bone like iron. He tastes it. A haunting. Subaru's fingers grip the latch once again, opposite hand delving into his coat for a round of ofuda.
It's no longer the Captain's orders that motivate him. His temperament cleaves to such furious desperation in an instant — the same instant that he heaves his weight at the door.
It screeches, cracks, and the ugly clattering of the barricade gains Subaru entrance. Once in, the presence bears down on him with such force that he slams the door shut behind him. It won't seal in whatever this is, but he's positioned himself as the bulwark against this sinking, suffocating wrath.
And still he is only human, eyes darting through the room as they pin and adjust to the dark. ]
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He knows well that this room won't long contain whatever is within. ]
I can't...
[ A refusal and a fortification both, quiet enough to be to himself. There is a pulse of energy that occupies two realms, a violent fury and a profound loss wrought over bone like iron. He tastes it. A haunting. Subaru's fingers grip the latch once again, opposite hand delving into his coat for a round of ofuda.
It's no longer the Captain's orders that motivate him. His temperament cleaves to such furious desperation in an instant — the same instant that he heaves his weight at the door.
It screeches, cracks, and the ugly clattering of the barricade gains Subaru entrance. Once in, the presence bears down on him with such force that he slams the door shut behind him. It won't seal in whatever this is, but he's positioned himself as the bulwark against this sinking, suffocating wrath.
And still he is only human, eyes darting through the room as they pin and adjust to the dark. ]
Where — ?!