and look for the stars as the sun goes down
each breath that you take has a thunderous sound
each breath that you take has a thunderous sound
She stumbles under his superior weight, his superior strength, his superior shift. Hooves skid across the stone and onto the surface of the waves, her stance unsteady as the water rolls beneath her. The long tail snaps forward again, trying to strike his face and distract him with harmless, undaunted flames, but Amalia is still struggling to shake off the effects of Remi's venom and her vision blurs and spins.
She's going to lose. She knows that. And yet never does it occur to her to stop, to give up. Even as his chest shoves against hers, even as she stumbles and skids. His growl pierces the haze of her mind, causing her to look up, her own laugh sounding foreign and strange in her ears. I know you can protect yourself, asshole. I know you're stronger than me. You always have been. Ever since he was thrown into her world. Ever since they met.
And yet.
Mustering the last of her strength the Shield surges suddenly forward, taking leverage from a cresting wave and half-jumping into Remi's shoulder. But I'm not going to stop caring about you. No matter how much you hurt me, how mean you are. You don't... you're not alone.
She's going to lose. She knows that. And yet never does it occur to her to stop, to give up. Even as his chest shoves against hers, even as she stumbles and skids. His growl pierces the haze of her mind, causing her to look up, her own laugh sounding foreign and strange in her ears. I know you can protect yourself, asshole. I know you're stronger than me. You always have been. Ever since he was thrown into her world. Ever since they met.
And yet.
Mustering the last of her strength the Shield surges suddenly forward, taking leverage from a cresting wave and half-jumping into Remi's shoulder. But I'm not going to stop caring about you. No matter how much you hurt me, how mean you are. You don't... you're not alone.
Amalia
