( When Wangji nearly goes over the side, Red plants herself down on top of the deck with all her strength to keep from being hauled over with him, to keep him on the piece of deck he's found. Her ancient well of strength only lasts so long before it goes - comes and goes over and over again. Her gaze moves where his does when it does, and she sees what he means.
They haven't run at all. Of course not. That would be too easy. )
Fuck.
( So she runs when he says to, singing a song in her head to keep any other sound out, and rushing to the well - whatever might lie there. It's the reason for the whole journey. They can't leave without it. She scales several of the remaining obstacles, scrapes her knees and arms along the way, jumps and hauls him with her, utilizing every last ounce of Cerberus up until she makes it to the well.
Her hands clasp at the sides of it breathlessly as she peers inside. )
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They haven't run at all. Of course not. That would be too easy. )
Fuck.
( So she runs when he says to, singing a song in her head to keep any other sound out, and rushing to the well - whatever might lie there. It's the reason for the whole journey. They can't leave without it. She scales several of the remaining obstacles, scrapes her knees and arms along the way, jumps and hauls him with her, utilizing every last ounce of Cerberus up until she makes it to the well.
Her hands clasp at the sides of it breathlessly as she peers inside. )