[Her grip's tight, even if her claws are going to leave marks blooming across his pale skin after this is all said and done. But for now, the effort's great enough to pull him up, darkness clinging to him like living tendrils that don't want to let go.
But this, now, also makes them vulnerable to the searing light she's cast. Weakened, coiling back... Becoming undone, piece by piece. Like ichorous strings snapping, not wanting to let go as he's dragged forward, but having no choice.
So if she's stubborn enough not to give up, they finally let loose in one go. With nothing clinging to Henry, they're left only with the effort to her pulling, sending him lurching forward and hitting the ground again. God. How fucking humiliating.
But! That cumbersome shadow with its many vines? It oozes back under Henry, "snapping" into place. And remains... peaceful. Henry murmurs something, unintelligible.]
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But this, now, also makes them vulnerable to the searing light she's cast. Weakened, coiling back... Becoming undone, piece by piece. Like ichorous strings snapping, not wanting to let go as he's dragged forward, but having no choice.
So if she's stubborn enough not to give up, they finally let loose in one go. With nothing clinging to Henry, they're left only with the effort to her pulling, sending him lurching forward and hitting the ground again. God. How fucking humiliating.
But! That cumbersome shadow with its many vines? It oozes back under Henry, "snapping" into place. And remains... peaceful. Henry murmurs something, unintelligible.]