[ Lockwood wouldn't term himself a 'better' anything. He would take the terms self sacrificial hero, and he had used the term noble sacrifice in the past, only to have bullshit called on him. His love of the spotlight would enjoy the thought of being a legend, but if you dug down into the roots of all of it, he was just a boy grieving the loss of his family.
Between diving under the water and fighting off the scrabbling hands trying to drag him under, Lockwood missed the rather spectacular display that was Lan Wangji's control over his sword. No rapier could do what that blade did, that was for certain! When he heard the man's voice from somewhere above his head, the youth was confused.
He'd told Lan Wangji to use his distraction as a way to get out of the water! What was the man still doing in ...
Lockwood looked up, shard in his hands and eyes going wide at the vision he beheld. ]
How in the ... [ He began to ask, unable to help himself. A sharp pain in his shoulder, boney fingers digging into living flesh, drew Lockwood back to his current circumstances. Questions would have to wait.
Twisting his way free of the skeletal grasp, Lockwood secured the shard in his one hand and then reached up with the other. This was certainly going to be a first, and though Lockwood was usually fairly quick witted, he couldn't quite envision how Lan Wangji meant to transport them both.
So, for once in his life, the boy was going to shut his mouth and simply hang on for dear life! ]
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Between diving under the water and fighting off the scrabbling hands trying to drag him under, Lockwood missed the rather spectacular display that was Lan Wangji's control over his sword. No rapier could do what that blade did, that was for certain! When he heard the man's voice from somewhere above his head, the youth was confused.
He'd told Lan Wangji to use his distraction as a way to get out of the water! What was the man still doing in ...
Lockwood looked up, shard in his hands and eyes going wide at the vision he beheld. ]
How in the ... [ He began to ask, unable to help himself. A sharp pain in his shoulder, boney fingers digging into living flesh, drew Lockwood back to his current circumstances. Questions would have to wait.
Twisting his way free of the skeletal grasp, Lockwood secured the shard in his one hand and then reached up with the other. This was certainly going to be a first, and though Lockwood was usually fairly quick witted, he couldn't quite envision how Lan Wangji meant to transport them both.
So, for once in his life, the boy was going to shut his mouth and simply hang on for dear life! ]