[ One cry follows another, each growing in desperation for something to come of this so he can make it stop. The pain in his face is coupled by a pounding in his head, and he's half certain it's one of his regular headaches. Or maybe that's just his heartbeat rushing blood in his ears.
The hit to his stomach momentarily knocks the wind out of him. Aoba sags forward, gasping. He'd crumple and fall if not for grabbing the Prince's arm in a flimsy attempt to keep himself upright. If he could make a fist and raise it now he would, but he's too busy trying to find breath again. He'll ask with his symbiote, call out to Cathaway-
But before he can finish the idea, that Aoba disappears mid-thought. A completely new set of thoughts takes to the forefront of his mind, with an opposing agenda.
He wants to keep this up for as long as physically possible.
His breath stills, and Aoba's hands tighten around the Prince's arm. He pulls, rough and sudden, so the knuckles against him dig deeper and the pain intensifies. He looks up through messy strands of blue, and a gives the Prince a yellow glint-
And then just as suddenly, Aoba is back to gasping and mentally looking for an escape. ]
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The hit to his stomach momentarily knocks the wind out of him. Aoba sags forward, gasping. He'd crumple and fall if not for grabbing the Prince's arm in a flimsy attempt to keep himself upright. If he could make a fist and raise it now he would, but he's too busy trying to find breath again. He'll ask with his symbiote, call out to Cathaway-
But before he can finish the idea, that Aoba disappears mid-thought. A completely new set of thoughts takes to the forefront of his mind, with an opposing agenda.
He wants to keep this up for as long as physically possible.
His breath stills, and Aoba's hands tighten around the Prince's arm. He pulls, rough and sudden, so the knuckles against him dig deeper and the pain intensifies. He looks up through messy strands of blue, and a gives the Prince a yellow glint-
And then just as suddenly, Aoba is back to gasping and mentally looking for an escape. ]